First Indian C-17 flight carrying earthquake relief material reaches Turkey, informs EAM S Jaishankar

First Indian C17 flight with more than 50 NDRF personnel, specially-trained dog squad, an array of medical supplies, advanced drilling equipment, and other crucial tools required for the aid efforts reached Adana,Turkey on Tuesday

FP Staff|Feb 07, 2023, 13:08:43 IST

New Delhi: First Indian C17 flight with more than 50 NDRF personnel, specially-trained dog squad, an array of medical supplies, advanced drilling equipment, and other crucial tools required for the aid efforts reached Adana,Turkey on Tuesday.Taking to Twitter, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said, "First Indian C17 flight with more than 50 @NDRFHQ Search & Rescue personnel, specially trained dog squads,drilling machines, relief material, medicines and other necessary utilities & equipment reaches Adana,Türkiye.""Second plane getting ready for departure," he added.

Early on Tuesday India had dispatched the first batch of earthquake relief material to Turkey aboard an Indian Air Force aircraft hours after the announcement made by the Prime Minister's Office.

"India's Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief (HADR) capabilities in action. The 1st batch of earthquake relief material leaves for Turkiye, along with NDRF Search and Rescue Teams, specially trained dog squads, medical supplies, drilling machines and other necessary equipment," Arindam Bagchi, spokesperson of the Ministry of External Affairs had tweeted earlier.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi had earlier expressed his heartfelt condolences to the bereaved families and wished for a speedy recovery of the injured.He also instructed officials to offer all possible assistance in coping with the aftermath of the earthquake, killing at least 400 people."Anguished by the loss of lives and damage of property due to the earthquake in Turkey. Condolences to the bereaved families. May the injured recover soon," Modi said in a tweet.Turkish Ambassador to India Firat Sunel expressed his gratitude towards the Indian government's offer of assistance and said that "a friend in need is indeed a friend".He also mentioned a Turkish proverb, "Dost kara gunde belli olur", which means "a friend in need is a friend indeed".With inputs from agenciesRead all the Latest News, Trending News, Cricket News, Bollywood News,India News and Entertainment News here. Follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.

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