Fire and Rescue NSW crews deployed to Turkey have revealed how they are working around the clock to rescue people from the rubble following last week's twin earthquakes.
Seventy-two emergency workers of Australia’s Disaster Assistance Response Team were dispatched on Friday – five days after two magnitude-7 earthquakes rocked the Turkey and Syria border.
Australia's Disaster Assistance Response Team landed in south Turkey on Sunday after 72 crew members were deployed on Friday. Picture: FRNSW Video footage from the ground showed Australian teams climbing on top of mountains of rubble and searching for signs of life underneath it.Australian emergency crews witnessed the extent of the destruction in Turkey after they walked the streets. Picture: FRNSW
The group will determine where to best focus initial earthquake search and rescue efforts in conjunction with local rescue teams.
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