Mexico has sent at least 16 search and rescue dogs to Turkey and Syria for rescue.

(The picture is taken from "@dog_rates" Twitter)

[Instant News/Comprehensive Report] A strong earthquake occurred in Turkey a few days ago, causing heavy casualties in Turkey and Syria. Countries have also dispatched rescue resources and manpower to the disaster-stricken area.

Mexico sent at least 16 rescue dogs to assist the workers, along with members of the Navy, members of the Red Cross and five diplomats.

Comprehensive foreign media reports, Mexican Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrard (Marcelo Ebrard) said that the Mexican government sent at least 16 rescue dogs and trainers to Turkey on the 7th for disaster relief. The rescue team landed at an airport in Adana, near the epicenter. , launched a rescue operation.

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Evrard also tweeted videos of rescue dogs, including Belgian Malinois, Australian Shepherds and Labradors.

It is reported that Mexico is an earthquake-prone country with a highly professional military and civil society, which can become a powerful logistical force for disaster relief.

The Mexican search and rescue dogs assisted in the search and rescue of victims of the 2017 Puebla earthquake in Mexico and have since become a symbol of the resilience of Mexicans in the face of the tragedy of natural disasters.

Mexico is not the only country sending search and rescue dogs to Turkey and Syria for rescue work. Countries such as Croatia, the Czech Republic, Germany, Greece, Poland and the United Kingdom and the United States have also deployed search and rescue dogs to disaster relief.

Search and rescue dogs are often used to rescue collapsed rubble piles or areas where survivors are endangered. They can smell the smell of dead bodies and survivors buried under the rubble.

A strong earthquake with a magnitude of 7.8 on the Richter scale occurred in southern Turkey on the 6th local time, with a focal depth of only 17.9 kilometers. It was the largest earthquake in the region in a century.

The earthquake caused heavy casualties in Turkey and Syria. At present, more than 7,900 people in the two countries have died together. Rescue teams and supplies from various countries are also pouring into the disaster area. Rescuers continue to search for survivors among the wreckage.

El corazón de nuestro equipo de rescate volando en estos momentos hacia Turquía : pic.twitter.com/fl82LCdJ13

— Marcelo Ebrard C. (@m_ebrard) February 7, 2023