Footage by the CBC showed members of the Burnaby Urban Search and Rescue team being thanked and embraced by Turkish colleagues on the scene, moments after the…
Footage by the CBC showed members of the Burnaby Urban Search and Rescue team being thanked and embraced by Turkish colleagues on the scene, moments after the dust-covered woman was taken to an ambulance in the town of Adiyaman.Start your day with a roundup of B.C.-focused news and opinion delivered straight to your inbox at 7 a.m., Monday to Friday.By clicking on the sign up button you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc.
Handout photo of Burnaby firefighters and the Urban Search and Rescue team checking in at YVR on Feb. 8, 2023. The team is travelling to Turkey to aid in the search and rescue of survivors following the magnitude 7.8 earthquake that struck Turkey and Syria on Monday, Feb. 6, 2023.The Burnaby team is the only Canadian rescue crew in the quake zone, after the consulate said a deadline for others to participate had expired.
B.C.’s Emergency Management Minister Bowinn Ma says on Twitter that the government is “incredibly proud,” and remains in daily contact with federal authorities to provide help.Article content A post on the Burnaby search team’s Facebook page says it is “getting reports of trapped people messaging on their phones for help” after what it said was a long day at work in the town in southeast Turkey.In the 'collapse zone': B.C. firefighters search for survivors after Turkey earthquakeOur in-depth journalism is possible thanks to the support of our subscribers. For just $3.
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