US Aid To The Earthquakes In Turkiye And Syria

Urban Search and Rescue personnel from Fairfax County, Virginia, acquire their assets prior to boarding a C-17 Globemaster III on Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, Feb. 7, 2023. The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) is mobilizing emergency humanitarian help to reply to the devastating affects in Turkiye following the worst earthquake to hit the location in nearly a century.Urban Search and Rescue personnel from Fairfax County, Virginia, collect their belongings prior to boarding a C-17 Globemaster III on Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, Feb. 7, 2023. The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) is mobilizing emergency humanitarian help to reply to the devastating influences in Turkiye following the worst earthquake to hit the location in nearly a century. (U.S. Air Force image by means of Staff Sgt. Marco A. Gomez) the earthquakes have resulted in thousands of deaths in Turkiye and Syria and affected hundreds of lots of people. On February 8, two U.S. Agency for International Development Urban Search and Rescue groups arrived in Incirlik to assist with rescue and recovery efforts after the devastating earthquakes in Turkiye. U.S. Ambassador to Turkiye Jeff Flake and Mrs. Flake greeted the groups and thanked them for offering urgent help to our NATO Ally. Two USAID Urban Search and Rescue teams arrived to the thirty ninth Air Base Wing in Incirlik to assist with rescue and healing efforts after the devastating earthquakes in Turkiye. U.S Ambassador to Turkiye Jeffry Flake and Mrs. Flake thank the Los Angels County Fire Department and Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department’s Urban Search and Rescue team U.S Ambassador to Turkiye Jeffry Flake and Mrs. Flake thank the Los Angels County Fire Department and Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department’s Urban Search and Rescue crew for providing urgent assist to our NATO Ally. (State Department photo courtesy U.S. Embassy Turkiye) More than 1,400 emergency response personnel from greater than 20 NATO Allies and companions – inclusive of invitees Finland and Sweden – are deploying to Turkiye, supporting to reply to the devastating earthquakes which struck the country. On February 6, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said, “The United States expresses our deep sadness at the tragic loss of existence and destruction throughout Turkiye and Syria from today’s earthquakes. We extend our condolences to the households of those affected and are assessing our complete response options.” Secretary Blinken continued, “I have directed my crew to stay in close contact with our Turkish allies and our humanitarian companions in the coming days to determine what the area needs. Our preliminary assistance response to Turkiye is already underway, and U.S.-supported humanitarian organizations in Syria are responding to the earthquakes’ outcomes across the country. We are decided to do all that we can to assist those affected through these earthquakes in the days, weeks, and months ahead.” To date, the United States has deployed extra than 150 search-and-rescue personnel, along with groups of canines, to join the life-saving efforts in Turkiye. U.S. teams include experienced emergency managers, hazardous materials technicians, engineers, logisticians, paramedics, and planners, amongst others – along with 170,000 pounds of specialised tools and equipment. In Syria, U.S.-funded humanitarian companions like the White Helmets straight away commenced to determine the have an effect on and needs, and they are coordinating life-saving assistance. The United States is dedicated to supplying humanitarian help to assist the Syrian people get better from this disaster, just as we have been their main humanitarian donor because the begin of the hostilities – supplying extra than $15 billion to the Syrian people in Syria and during the region.  In each Turkiye and Syria, the United States is committed to doing the whole thing we can to reply to this devastating earthquake. For extra information, comply with USAID and U.S. Embassy Turkiye.