Türkiye dispatches rescue, aid teams to earthquake-hit Venezuela

Türkiye will send two military aircraft carrying search-and-rescue personnel, medical teams, and humanitarian aid to Venezuela on Friday following twin earthquakes that struck the Yaracuy region. The deployment includes 65 personnel, two search dogs, and fully equipped rescue vehicles.
Türkiye will send two military aircraft carrying search and rescue teams and humanitarian aid personnel to Venezuela on Friday after two consecutive earthquakes struck the Yaracuy region, the Disaster and Emergency Management Authority (AFAD) announced. Preparations began in coordination with the Foreign Ministry, the National Defense Ministry, the Health Ministry, and the Presidency's Directorate General for Security Affairs.
Aircraft and personnel
An A-400M military transport aircraft will carry a 38-member AFAD search and rescue team, a five-member National Medical Rescue Team, a two-member Turkish Red Crescent humanitarian aid team, two search dogs, and three fully equipped search and rescue vehicles. A second A-400M will transport a 22-member Humanitarian Aid Brigade team with its equipment. Both aircraft are scheduled to depart from Istanbul Atatürk Airport at 11:15 am local time on Friday.
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