More than a week has passed since the devastating earthquake struck Syria and Turkey.
The news about rescue work here will be continuously updated at YAN TV. Amidst the cold weather, the whole city was covered with rubble, rescuers had a lot of trouble reaching the victims.
Specially trained dogs have become a hope in the search for trapped victims. Two of them, akl and Rzgar, have saved all 28 people so far. However, the number of casualties after the earthquake continued to increase.
The page Turkiye posted, these two dogs are known as “hidden heroes”. They are specially trained in the city of Ankara, the capital of Turkey. It is known that during the days after the disaster , akl and Rzgar had to continuously move 60 different locations in Kahramanmaras to conduct rescue. During the work, akl also fell quite hard from a height of 5 meters and injured his leg. Meanwhile, Rzgar was injured by an iron rod. Even so, they did not give up, constantly digging among the ruins to find traces of the victims.
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One of the people rescued by the dog Rzgar is Mehmet amur , 46 years old. The man was removed from the ground floor of the 8-storey apartment, which was completely destroyed more than 2 days after the earthquake. Recalling the moment he was discovered by the dog, the man could not hide his emotions.
“I cried so much, I wanted someone to hear my voice. The first day someone came in, said ‘we’ll save you’, then left. On the second day, other people came and said the same thing, and then they left again. I was almost desperate. Then I heard a dog barking. I screamed and the dog barked closer and closer. I am so grateful that the dog found me. I was trapped under the table when the huge building was demolished. My parents are still in the rubble but I can’t do anything but cry.”
Engin Ylmaz, K-9 trainer at the Ankara City Fire Department said that the service dogs are a great help for rescue teams. Thanks to them, the rescue work is more convenient.
“The dogs heard voices from within the rubble. They kept coming closer and barking to help us locate the trapped person. Thanks to that, we found two brothers and a lawyer in the rubble. As we approached he said ‘Please get us out of here. If it’s safe, I’ll be free to defend all firefighter cases for the rest of my life.” We then pulled the lawyer and his sister out of that wreckage after 36 hours. These dogs are an important part of the rescue.”
Earlier, the social network also touched to share an image of a service dog that died during a rescue in Turkey. It is known that this is a dog from the Mexican rescue team. PVDN posted, this brave dog named Proteo, one of 14 rescue dogs sent by the Mexican military to Turkey to assist in the search for victims. At the time of the incident, Proteo was collapsed by a pile of rubble.
In the midst of Turkey’s mourning scene, a solemn funeral for Proteo was held. All the Mexican rescuers and the dog’s friends were present. Everyone mourns the loss of this brave dog. It is known that the Proteo is a breed of German shepherd dog. At the time of his departure, the dog was only 7 years old, working in the first brigade of the Military Police. Proteo’s trainer and companion is Villeda. After the heartbreaking passing of the dog, he thanked his teammate.
“I want to tell you that I am proud of you, because you have always been a strong dog, a hardworking dog and never gave up. Now I just want to thank you for being here.”
In order to overcome the consequences of the earthquake, many celebrities have also made donations to support the affected victims.
