Members of China Search and Rescue Team prepare to leave for Türkiye from a fire fighting training base in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 7, 2023. (Xinhua/Peng Ziyang)
BEIJING, Feb. 10 (Xinhua) -- A magnitude 7.7 earthquake struck Türkiye's southern province of Kahramanmaras at 4:17 a.m. local time (0117 GMT) on Monday, followed by a magnitude 6.4 quake a few minutes later in the country's southern province of Gaziantep and a magnitude 7.6 earthquake at 1:24 p.m. local time (1024 GMT) in Kahramanmaras Province.
Many countries and global aid agencies have offered rescue teams and relief supplies to quake-hit regions.
A 82-member China Search and Rescue Team departed from Beijing for Türkiye on Tuesday to join earthquake relief efforts in the country. Members of the Blue Sky Rescue (BSR) team and rescuers of Shenzhen Rescue Volunteers Federation (SRVF) also headed for Türkiye to join the rescue work.
Members of China Search and Rescue Team prepare to leave for Türkiye from a fire fighting training base in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 7, 2023. (Xinhua/Peng Ziyang)
This photo taken with a mobile phone shows members of China Search and Rescue Team boarding a chartered plane at Beijing Capital International Airport in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 7, 2023. (Xinhua/Wu Siyu)
Rescue workers from Blue Sky Rescue (BSR) prepare to depart from the Wuhan Tianhe International Airport in Wuhan, central China's Hubei Province, Feb. 8, 2023, for quake-hit Türkiye to help search and rescue efforts. (Xinhua/Wu Zhizun)
Rescuers of Shenzhen Rescue Volunteers Federation prepare to depart in Shenzhen, south China's Guangdong Province, Feb. 8, 2023. (Xinhua/Mao Siqian)
After flying over 8,000 km on a chartered Air China plane, the 82-member China Search and Rescue Team arrived in Türkiye on Wednesday and reached earthquake-ravaged Hatay to assist in rescue efforts.
This photo taken with a mobile phone shows members of China Search and Rescue Team arriving at Adana Airport in Adana, Türkiye, Feb. 8, 2023. (Xinhua/Wu Siyu)
This photo taken with a mobile phone shows members of China Search and Rescue Team arriving at Adana Airport in Adana, Türkiye, Feb. 8, 2023. (Xinhua/Wu Siyu)
This photo taken with a mobile phone shows staff members unloading materials from a chartered plane carrying members of China Search and Rescue Team at Adana Airport in Adana, Türkiye, Feb. 8, 2023. (Xinhua/Wu Siyu)
Members of the China Search and Rescue Team prepare for operation at a stadium in the southern province of Hatay, Türkiye, Feb. 8, 2023. (Xinhua/Shadati)
Members of the China Search and Rescue Team unload supplies at a stadium in the southern province of Hatay, Türkiye, Feb. 8, 2023. (Xinhua/Shadati)
Members of the China Search and Rescue Team prepare for operation at a stadium in the southern province of Hatay, Türkiye, Feb. 8, 2023. (Xinhua/Shadati)
They have been racing against time to save those trapped under the rubble in the freezing weather.
Members of the China Search and Rescue Team carry out operation on earthquake debris in the southern province of Hatay, Türkiye, Feb. 8, 2023. (Xinhua/Shadati)
A member of the China Search and Rescue Team carries out operation amid earthquake debris in the southern province of Hatay, Türkiye, Feb. 8, 2023. (Xinhua/Shadati)
Members of the China Search and Rescue Team carry out operation amid earthquake debris in the southern province of Hatay, Türkiye, Feb. 8, 2023. (Xinhua/Shadati)
A member of the China Search and Rescue Team carries out operation in earthquake debris in Antakya in the southern province of Hatay, Türkiye, Feb. 9, 2023. (Xinhua/Shadati)
Members of the China Search and Rescue Team carry out operation on earthquake debris in Antakya in the southern province of Hatay, Türkiye, Feb. 9, 2023. (Xinhua/Shadati)
The miracles of pulling out survivors from under the rubble of collapsed buildings were encouraging.
In Antakya, Hatay, Chinese and Turkish rescuers successfully saved three women from the rubble of collapsed buildings on Thursday through their joint operations.
Members of the China Search and Rescue Team transfer a woman survivor with their local partners in Antakya in the southern province of Hatay, Türkiye, Feb. 9, 2023. (Xinhua/Shadati)
Members of the China Search and Rescue Team transfer a woman survivor with their local partners in Antakya in the southern province of Hatay, Türkiye, Feb. 9, 2023. (Xinhua/Shadati)
Members of the China Search and Rescue Team transfer a woman survivor with their local partners in Antakya in the southern province of Hatay, Türkiye, Feb. 9, 2023. (Xinhua/Shadati)
Türkiye's death toll from the massive earthquakes climbed to 18,342, with another 74,242 injured, the country's disaster agency said on Friday. Search and rescue efforts are still underway.■
