earthquake

Hero dog who saved lives in Turkey being treated for injuries after returning home

The four-year-old Golden Retriever named Orion was one of eight dogs with the Polish HUSAR rescue team sent to the Turkish town of Besni just hours after the first quake hit. Uniwersytet Przyrodniczy we Wrocławiu/Facebook

The four-year-old Golden Retriever named Orion was one of eight dogs with the Polish HUSAR rescue team sent to the Turkish town of Besni just hours after the first quake hit.

Poland sends post-earthquake aid to Turkey

Specialist medical equipment, medicines, dressings, power generators, oil heaters and tents are among aid sent by Poland to earthquake-stricken Turkey.

Turkey rescue team commander hails successes

The leader of Poland's HUSAR rescue team sent to help hunt for survivors of the earthquake in Turkey has told PAP of the emotion felt at rescuing 12 people.

Polish firefighters to end Turkey rescue mission on Wednesday

Poland’s Husar search and rescue team will return home on Wednesday after more than a week aiding the rescue effort in earthquake-stricken Turkey.

Twelve people rescued by Polish firefighters in Turkey

Twelve people have been pulled alive from ruined buildings in Turkey by a Polish search and rescue team, a spokesman for Poland's State Fire Service has said.

Polish Army medics already in Turkey to help earthquake victims

A team of Polish Army doctors, nurses and paramedics has already arrived in Turkey to help treat victims of the earthquake that devastated the south-eastern part of the country and northern Syria on Monday.

Polish rescuers save nine from Turkish earthquake rubble just hours after arriving

Dispatched to the town of Besni a town of around 70,000 habitants located in the northeast of Gaziantep where the earthquake's epicenter was, by Wednesday morning, the rescue group had rescued nine people.

Poland sends mine rescuers to Turkey after deadly earthquake

Poland is sending mine rescuers to Turkey to help with the consequences of a devastating earthquake which shook the country on Monday, the Polish prime minister has announced.

Polish rescuers on the ground in Turkey

A team of 76 Polish search and rescue specialists arrived in Turkey in the early hours of Tuesday morning to help in rescue and relief operations after the south-east of the country and northern Syria were hit by a major earthquake on Monday morning.

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