The Washington Post praised the considerable efforts made by Algerian civil protection workers on the rubble sites in Turkey, following the violent earthquake that struck the country last Monday.
The American newspaper said in a report on the disaster, published on February 8, 2023, under the title “With the arrival of foreign rescuers, earthquake survivors scramble for help”, that the men of the protection Algerian are heroes in the Turkish city of Adiyaman following the many interventions they have made in the region and the results obtained.
Before continuing stating that: “In a wide street full of destruction, and at a time when no one expected the presence of survivors, the Algerian rescue team pulled two children alive from under a collapsed building. Adding that “Algerians have played an important role in the relief efforts which are beginning to accelerate in Adiyaman and other devastated regions of southern Turkey”.
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Also adding that the inhabitants being desperate, the Algerian rescuers got to work. As soon as they arrived on Monday evening and they were “really good”, said Jihan Ouzay, 33, whose sister was pulled from the destroyed building. “Also specifying that they are well equipped, and that they take out all the bodies.
According to the newspaper, the Algerian team had 86 people – 89, including management – and also included six search and rescue dogs, according to Colonel Farouk Achour, the official spokesman, who spoke shortly after. that his colleagues rescued the two children.
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Algeria takes the lead in the ranking of rescue operations in Turkey and Syria
In addition, according to figures from the international organization in charge of listing the victims in Turkey and Syria, Algeria is in first place in the established ranking, as far as rescue operations are concerned. Indeed, the Algerian civil protection shows the most important record of rescuers from different countries who offered humanitarian aid to the victims of the earthquakes that affected the two countries.
It should be recalled that these teams were dispatched following a decision by the President of the Republic, Abdelmadjid Tebboune. Indeed, Algeria dispatched a detachment of 89 intervention and major risk management agents, divided into brigades, including the search and rescue-clearance brigade, the canine brigade and a specialized medical team. A second detachment of 86 Civil Protection elements also joined Syria.
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