{"id":1838911,"date":"2023-02-07T19:20:13","date_gmt":"2023-02-08T00:20:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1838911"},"modified":"2023-02-07T19:20:58","modified_gmt":"2023-02-08T00:20:58","slug":"u-s-officials-send-earthquake-aid-to-turkey-joining-international-support-response","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/u-s-officials-send-earthquake-aid-to-turkey-joining-international-support-response\/","title":{"rendered":"U.S. Officials Send Earthquake Aid To Turkey, Joining International Support Response"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fu-s-officials-send-earthquake-aid-to-turkey-joining-international-support-response%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1838911&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47-->\n<p>U.S. Military officials stated Tuesday that the United States European Command had begun sending aid to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/turkey\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Turkey<\/a>  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/syria\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Syria<\/a> After two powerful earthquakes that rocked both nations in 24 hours, thousands died.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cUsing a whole of government approach, we remain in close contact with our Turkish Ally to determine what assistance is needed to help those affected by the disaster,\u201d Marine Lt. Col. Garron Garron J. Garn stated in a statement <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/your-military\/2023\/02\/07\/us-government-begins-sending-earthquake-aid-to-turkey\/?utm_source=twitter&#038;utm_medium=social&#038;utm_campaign=tw_at\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Military Times<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Two earthquakes that struck 7.8 magnitude and 7.5 magnitudes in Turkey and Syria destroyed parts of Turkey, and left approximately 3,000 structures damaged and 7,200 people dead.<\/p>\n<p>As rescue workers continue to look for survivors, more than 5,400 people were killed in Turkey and around 1,500 in Syria. This is the worst natural disaster that has struck the region since the 1939 Erzincan earthquake which claimed more than 30,000 lives.<\/p>\n<p>This area is located on major faultlines. The affected area is the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/turkey-syria-earthquake-death-toll-surpasses-3600\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Erdbeben<\/a>, the dire situation is compounded by the presence of millions of refugees displaced by years-long civil war in Syria who were taking refuge on both sides of Turkey and Syria\u2019s border.<\/p>\n<p>Garn stated that the command is working with the Department of State and the U.S. Agency for International Development Bureau of Humanitarian Assistance to determine what capabilities are available for support requests from the government of Turkey.<\/p>\n<p>President Joe Biden informed President Recep Takyip Erdogan of Turkey that the United States was ready to help. \u201cany and all needed assistance\u201d NATO Ally to respond to the tragedy<\/p>\n<p>Biden stated that \u201cU.S. teams are deploying quickly to support Turkish search and rescue efforts and coordinate other assistance that may be required by people affected by the earthquakes, including health services or basic relief items,\u201d a readout of Biden\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/briefing-room\/statements-releases\/2023\/02\/06\/readout-of-president-bidens-call-with-president-erdogan-of-turkiye\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Conversation<\/a> Erdogan&#8217;s statement on February 6.<\/p>\n<p>The U.S. Agency for International Development or USAID and the U.S. Air Force are sending the first round of aid to Dover, Delaware.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAirmen from the 436th Aerial Port Squadron processed U.S. humanitarian assistance Feb. 7, 2023, at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, in support of search and rescue efforts in [Turkey],\u201d According to the U.S. Air Forces Europe &#038; Air Forces Africa <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/HQUSAFE\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook<\/a> page.<\/p>\n<p>On Tuesday, President Erdogan declared an emergency of three months in the 10 provinces that were hit by the terrible earthquakes.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have decided to declare a state of emergency to ensure that our [rescue and recovery] work can be carried out quickly,\u201d Erdogan said that Al Jazeera was his channel. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2023\/2\/7\/turkey-declares-3-month-emergency-in-10-quake-hit-provinces\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reported<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The Epoch Times <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/earthquake-death-toll-crosses-5000-as-turkey-experiences-285-aftershocks_5039212.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reported<\/a> International assistance has come from all parts of the world to help Syria and Turkey in their Damascus region.<\/p>\n<p>The U.K. and Romania sent teams to Turkey while France, Israel and Germany reportedly said that they would also help. India sent 99 members of a medical team equipped with Xray machines, oxygen generation plants and cardiac monitors in order to establish a medical facility for 30 beds.<\/p>\n<p>A spokesperson for the British Prime Minister Rishi Sonak stated that, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/news\/world\/live-blog\/earthquake-turkey-syria-live-updates-rcna69449\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NBC<\/a>According to reports, a team consisting of 77 British search-and-rescue personnel arrived in Gaziantep, Turkey today with dogs and specialist equipment in response to a request by the Turkish government. They would then assist with the rescue efforts.<\/p>\n<p>Officials of the World Health Organization (WHO), have warned that the death count could rise to about 20,000 as rescue teams continue their search operations.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s now a race against time. Every minute, every hour that passes, the chances of finding survivors alive diminishes,\u201d Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus is the Director-General of World Health Organization. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.who.int\/news-room\/speeches\/item\/who-director-general-s-briefing-on-earthquake-in-turkiye-and-the-syrian-arab-republic-at-the-152nd-session-of-the-executive-board\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Briefing<\/a> Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p><em>Zach Jewell contributed to the report.<\/p>\n<p><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>U.S. Military officials said Tuesday that the United States European Command has begun sending aid to Turkey and Syria after two massive earthquakes rocked both nations within the past 24 hours, killing thousands of people. \u201cUsing a whole of government approach, we remain in close contact with our Turkish Ally to determine what assistance is &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":429,"featured_media":1838914,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[541],"tags":[7629,6809,5917,13831,3638,4115,9591,3723,7623,7238],"class_list":["post-1838911","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-daily-wire","tag-aid","tag-earthquake","tag-international","tag-joining","tag-officials","tag-response","tag-send","tag-support","tag-turkey","tag-u-s"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1838911","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/429"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1838911"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1838911\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1838914"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1838911"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1838911"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1838911"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}