Search and rescue teams on the ground are continuing to find survivors in the rubble - despite being outside the 'critical' 72-hour rescue window.
British rescue dogs aid quake searchThe scale of devastation in Turkey and Syria cannot be underestimated.fatalities could rise to more than 20,000Parts of the international community have been quick to respond and a plane carrying 77 UK search and rescue specialists, equipment, and four dogs, touched down in Turkey on Tuesday.Pic: FDCO
They will use equipment including seismic listening devices, concrete cutting and breaking equipment, and propping and shoring tools. The team is designed to be entirely self-sufficient from the moment of its arrival, providing its own food, water, shelter, sanitation, communications, and all necessary equipment.
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