Global response sees aid pour in

Structural engineers, soldiers, paramedics and handlers with trained search dogs are heading to Turkiye and Syria to help locate and rescue survivors of Monday's earthquake.

The assistance that is being provided includes:

— Greece is sending Turkiye a team of 21 rescuers, two rescue dogs and a special rescue vehicle, together with a structural engineer, five doctors and seismic planning experts in a military transport plane.

— Pakistan has sent one flight of relief supplies and another carrying a 50-member search and rescue team. The government said daily aid flights to Syria and Turkiye will start on Wednesday.

— Britain is sending 76 search and rescue specialists with equipment and dogs, as well as an emergency medical team, to Turkiye. The UK also said it is in contact with the UN about getting support to victims in Syria.

— Swiss rescue dog service REDOG is sending 22 rescuers with 14 dogs to Turkiye. The government said it would also send 80 search and rescue specialists to the country, including army disaster experts.

— The Czech Republic is sending to Turkiye a team of 68 rescuers, including firefighters, doctors, structural engineers and also experts with sniffer dogs.

— Lebanon's government is sending soldiers, Red Cross and civil defense first responders, and firefighters to Turkiye to help with its rescue efforts.

Agencies via Xinhua