Australia Sends Disaster Relief Teams to Earthquake Ravaged Turkey and Syria

Pallets containing various aid supplies are loaded onto a C-17A Globemaster III by Royal Australian Air Force personnel, as volunteers from Fire and Rescue NSW and Australian Aid prepare for deployment to the earthquake zone in Turkey, at RAAF Base Richmond, Sydney on Feb. 10, 2023. AAP Image/Bianca De Marchi

Australia will be sending more than 70 experienced disaster relief officers to Turkey and Syria to assist locals on the ground in search and rescue efforts following the region’s devastating earthquakes.

“These Urban Search and Rescue specialists are highly trained to locate, deliver medical assistance to, and remove victims who have been trapped or impacted by a structural collapse,” Albanese said.