Türkiye-Earthquakes/Chinese Rescue Team/Commander
Hatay, Türkiye - Feb 8, 2023 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
1. Chinese rescuers searching survivors at debris of collapsed building
2. SOUNDBITE(Chinese, via phone interview) Wang Zhi'an, senior commander of National Fire and Rescue Administration (ending with shots 3-4):
"No matter how many difficulties we encountered this time, we will try our best to overcome them. First, heavy disaster and bad weather added difficulties for our rescue operation. Power outage, network cuts and road damage due to the earthquake posed another challenge for the rescue operation. Third, there is a language barrier between us and local people, and it is still difficult to communicate with them. Fourth, we are required to communicate with relevant local government and cooperate with other rescue forces. Fifth, compared with domestic rescue operations, we are not familiar with the local situation, and it is difficult to obtain disaster information and emergency rescue support. [To overcome these difficulties], we need to get the support of the local government, the Chinese Embassy and Consulate in Türkiye and Chinese-funded enterprises."
Hatay, Türkiye - Feb 8, 2023 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
3. Various of Chinese rescuers searching survivors at debris of collapsed building
Adana City, Türkiye - Feb 8, 2023 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
4. Various of Chinese rescuers, rescue equipment, supplies at airport
5. Various of rescue in progress, machines in operation
Chinese rescue team pledged all-out effort to carry out salvage operation in Türkiye after two devastating earthquakes struck the country's southern provinces and neighboring Syria on Monday.
An 82-member rescue team, dispatched by the Chinese government at the request of the Turkish government, departed from Beijing for Türkiye on a chartered plane at around 22:00 Tuesday and arrived at the Adana Airport at 4:30 local time (0130 GMT) on Wednesday.
In a phone interview with China Central Television (CCTV), Wang Zhi'an, senior commander of the National Fire and Rescue Administration, said they encountered many challenges during the rescue operation, but they will make all conceivable means to overcome the difficulties.
"No matter how many difficulties we encountered this time, we will try our best to overcome them. First, heavy disaster and bad weather added difficulties for our rescue operation. Power outage, network cuts and road damage due to the earthquake posed another challenge for the rescue operation. Third, there is a language barrier between us and local people, and it is still difficult to communicate with them. Fourth, we are required to communicate with relevant local government and cooperate with other rescue forces. Fifth, compared with domestic rescue operations, we are not familiar with the local situation, and it is difficult to obtain disaster information and emergency rescue support. [To overcome these difficulties], we need to get the support of the local government, the Chinese Embassy and Consulate in Türkiye and Chinese-funded enterprises," said Wang.
Two earthquakes, 7.7-magnitude and 7.6-magnitude respectively, jolted Kahramanmaras Province in Türkiye at 04:17 and 13:24 local time on Monday, killing over 15,000 people in Türkiye and Syria, with many unaccounted victims expected to have lost their lives.
Türkiye-Earthquakes/Chinese Rescue Team/Commander
Dateline : Feb 8, 2023
Location : Turkey
Duration : 1'37
Hatay, Türkiye - Feb 8, 2023 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
1. Chinese rescuers searching survivors at debris of collapsed building
2. SOUNDBITE(Chinese, via phone interview) Wang Zhi'an, senior commander of National Fire and Rescue Administration (ending with shots 3-4):
"No matter how many difficulties we encountered this time, we will try our best to overcome them. First, heavy disaster and bad weather added difficulties for our rescue operation. Power outage, network cuts and road damage due to the earthquake posed another challenge for the rescue operation. Third, there is a language barrier between us and local people, and it is still difficult to communicate with them. Fourth, we are required to communicate with relevant local government and cooperate with other rescue forces. Fifth, compared with domestic rescue operations, we are not familiar with the local situation, and it is difficult to obtain disaster information and emergency rescue support. [To overcome these difficulties], we need to get the support of the local government, the Chinese Embassy and Consulate in Türkiye and Chinese-funded enterprises."
Hatay, Türkiye - Feb 8, 2023 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
3. Various of Chinese rescuers searching survivors at debris of collapsed building
Adana City, Türkiye - Feb 8, 2023 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
4. Various of Chinese rescuers, rescue equipment, supplies at airport
5. Various of rescue in progress, machines in operation
Chinese rescue team pledged all-out effort to carry out salvage operation in Türkiye after two devastating earthquakes struck the country's southern provinces and neighboring Syria on Monday.
An 82-member rescue team, dispatched by the Chinese government at the request of the Turkish government, departed from Beijing for Türkiye on a chartered plane at around 22:00 Tuesday and arrived at the Adana Airport at 4:30 local time (0130 GMT) on Wednesday.
In a phone interview with China Central Television (CCTV), Wang Zhi'an, senior commander of the National Fire and Rescue Administration, said they encountered many challenges during the rescue operation, but they will make all conceivable means to overcome the difficulties.
"No matter how many difficulties we encountered this time, we will try our best to overcome them. First, heavy disaster and bad weather added difficulties for our rescue operation. Power outage, network cuts and road damage due to the earthquake posed another challenge for the rescue operation. Third, there is a language barrier between us and local people, and it is still difficult to communicate with them. Fourth, we are required to communicate with relevant local government and cooperate with other rescue forces. Fifth, compared with domestic rescue operations, we are not familiar with the local situation, and it is difficult to obtain disaster information and emergency rescue support. [To overcome these difficulties], we need to get the support of the local government, the Chinese Embassy and Consulate in Türkiye and Chinese-funded enterprises," said Wang.
Two earthquakes, 7.7-magnitude and 7.6-magnitude respectively, jolted Kahramanmaras Province in Türkiye at 04:17 and 13:24 local time on Monday, killing over 15,000 people in Türkiye and Syria, with many unaccounted victims expected to have lost their lives.
ID : 8311074
Published : 2023-02-09 12:13
Last Modified : 2023-02-09 17:55:31
Source : China Central Television (CCTV)
Restrictions : No access Chinese mainland
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