Türkiye Earthquakes Urban Search and Rescue (USAR) Team Snapshot As of 17 February 2023

OVERVIEW

At the request of the Disaster and Emergency Management Presidency (AFAD), 130 international USAR teams, including approx. 5,377 personnel and 117 search dogs are actively deployed and working to locate, extract, and provide medical support to victims trapped by collapsed structures in Türkiye. Another 6 international USAR Teams are on their way. 130 international teams concluded search and rescue operations and have demobilised. The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) activated its emergency response tools and an UNDAC Team with a total of 61 members has been deployed to Gaziantep and to four hubs in the affected area to support the coordination of USAR Operations, provide situational, and humanitarian needs analysis. An UNDAC liaison Team with AFAD, who are leading the response, has also been established in Ankara