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Turkey Earthquake - Turkish Humanitarian Response (as of 26 October 2011)
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- 3 million Turkish Lira allocated to the emergency relief operation.
- US$959,253 raised in the rst day of an aid campaign launched by the Prime Minister ERDOĞAN.
- 3,755 search & rescue personnel, 860 medical personnel and 16 search dogs are in the aected area.
- Delivered: 595 vehicles and heavy lifting equipment, 140 ambulances, 33 generators, 95 portable WCs, 60 prefabricated houses, 10,467 tents, 50,583 blankets, 425 sleeping bags, 21 portable kitchens and other non-food items.
- 13 tonnes of food supply delivered to the region.
- 3 military planes are shuttling between Ankara and Van carrying personnel and equipment.
- Turkish coordinators deployed to Ankara Esenboða, Ýstanbul Atatürk and Ýzmir Adnan Menderes airports to facilitate response operations.
- The Ministry of Interior Aairs has assigned coordinators from ve authorities to Van province to coordinate humanitarian operations.
- Emergency centres work 24/7 for search-rescue, temporary shelter, debris removal, medical and psychosocial support.
- Turkish authorities are setting up 3,000 containers as temporary shelters.
- Weather forecasts predict some precipitation and temperatures dropping to -1C at night and 7C during daytime.
- The Turkish Government is reportedly accepting oers of international aid. Needs include tents and prefabricated houses.
Disclaimer
- UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
- To learn more about OCHA's activities, please visit https://www.unocha.org/.
