budownictwo: Humanitarian response to the 2023 Turkey–Syria earthquakes

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Various countries and organizations responded to the 6 February 2023 Turkey–Syria earthquakes. At least 105 countries and 16 international organizations had pledged support for victims of the earthquake, including humanitarian aid. More than 10 countries provided teams with search and rescue dogs to locate victims under the debris and monetary support was offered as well. Turkey was able to garner significant global support even among regional rivals and poorer countries, partly due to its focus on aid and disaster diplomacy for many years. However, outreach to Syria was "less enthusiastic" than that to Turkey, mostly because of the international sanctions on the country and because of gove…

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Following the 2023 Turkey–Syria earthquakes, numerous issues were presented to people involved. Multiple agencies submitted figures on life and monetary losses, even while search and rescue operations were still underway. Organizations of different varieties campaigned for donations and the Turkish government pledged to supply renters and homeowners with financial aid and promises to rebuild. Other pressing issues while the region was in recovery mode were a rocket attack, crime, flooding, and a tornado.

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The International Search and Rescue Dog Organisation (IRO) is the worldwide umbrella organisation for search and rescue dog work and partner of the UN organisation INSARAG. It unites more than 250,000 people worldwide with about 4,000 certified search and rescue (SAR) dogs. The headquarters are in Salzburg. The task of the International Search and Rescue Dog Organisation is to train and certify highly qualified search and rescue dog teams and to provide them as supporting units in case of emergency. Thanks to their fine noses, dogs often become lifesavers after an avalanche accident, an earthquake or in the search for missing children and disoriented people suffering from Alzheimer's or Dem…

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Search and rescue (SAR) is the search for and provision of aid to people who are in distress or imminent danger. The general field of search and rescue includes many specialty sub-fields, typically determined by the type of terrain the search is conducted over. These include mountain rescue; ground search and rescue, including the use of search and rescue dogs (such as K9 units); urban search and rescue in cities; combat search and rescue on the battlefield and air-sea rescue over water. The International Search and Rescue Advisory Group (INSARAG) is a UN organisation that promotes the exchange of information between national urban search and rescue organisations. The duty to render assista…

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Insights from International Search and Rescue Responders to the 2023 Türkiye-Syria Earthquakes. Background/Introduction: In the early morning of February 6 th , 2023, a 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck southeastern Türkiye and parts of Northern Syria. The earthquake was followed by multiple high-magnitude aftershocks (5.6 - 7.5). The earthquake caused 50,339 deaths and 311,000 collapsed or severely damaged houses. In the wake of this disaster, the Turkish government appealed for international assistance to expedite search and rescue operations and medical assistance. Objectives: This study aims to explore the experiences and insights of the first responders during their deployment to Türkiye…