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The Disaster and Emergency Management Presidency (Turkish: Afet ve Acil Durum Yönetimi Başkanlığı, also abbreviated as AFAD), [1] also known as the Disaster and Emergency Management Authority, [2] is a governmental disaster management agency operating under the Turkish Ministry of Interior. The organisation was established in 2009 to take ...
Turkey’s disaster and emergency management authority on Friday said 18,342 bodies have been recovered so far, with the number of injured rising to 74,242. Across the border in Syria, the death ...
The Disaster and Emergency Management Authority opened an invitation for citizen volunteers to help with rescue efforts in the affected area. Thousands of volunteers arrived at Istanbul Airport. Bilal Ekşi, CEO of Turkish Airlines, said it has flown 11,780 volunteers on 80 flights to Adana, Gaziantep, Adiyaman and Şanlıurfa.
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) deployed a Disaster Assistance Response Team of around 200 people to Turkey, including 159 search-and rescue personnel, 12 dogs, experienced emergency managers, hazardous materials technicians, engineers, logisticians, paramedics, planners, and 170,000 pounds (77,000 kg) of ...
Six days after a massive earthquake killed more than 28,000 in Syria and Turkey, sorrow and disbelief are turning to anger and tension over a sense that there has been an ineffective, unfair and ...
Thousands of survivors have been living in tents and containers awaiting rehousing
The ministry is responsible for disaster and emergency management, immigration, [1] inspection of local government, gendarmerie and coast guard (in peacetime), and police. The ministry helps to combat human trafficking, [5] smuggling [6] and bootleg alcohol. [7]
Operation Dost (Operation Friend) was the search and rescue operation initiated by the Government of India to aid Syria and Turkey, after the 2023 Turkey–Syria earthquake devastated both countries on 6 February 2023. [1] The epicenter was 37 km west of Gaziantep, Turkey. [2]