The Los Angeles County Heavy Metropolitan Search and Rescue Team is heading to Turkey to help with disaster relief.

The picture shows that the search and rescue team rushed to rescue the 311 earthquake in Japan in 2011.

(Associated Press)

[Instant News/Comprehensive Report] U.S. fire officials said on Monday (6th) that the Heavy Urban Search and Rescue (Heavy Urban Search and Rescue) team of the Los Angeles County Fire Department in California will go to Turkey to help with disaster relief.

According to the "ABC" report, Los Angeles County Deputy Fire Chief Tom Ewald (Tom Ewald) said: "The most important thing is to let people see hope. For people in the disaster area, a little action can make a difference."

The United States has sent two rescue teams, in addition to the Los Angeles County Search and Rescue Team, the other is from Virginia (Virginia).

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Ewad said at the press conference that in addition to having the professional ability and equipment to perform rescue in reinforced concrete, the team also has doctors and professional medical equipment, which can perform amputation operations on trapped people in order to rescue them.

Ewad also added that the Los Angeles County Search and Rescue Team is good at earthquake relief and has traveled to other countries many times to support, including the 311 earthquake in Japan in 2011 and the Mexico City earthquake in 2017.

The search and rescue team will bring all the resources needed for disaster relief. Ewad hopes that all equipment and materials can arrive in Turkey within 18 hours and be used for disaster relief. He emphasized: "Looking at the history of disaster relief, the 10 days after the disaster are of great significance." .