Following yesterday's earthquakes in Türkiye and on the instructions of President Andrés Manuel López Obrador, a contingent coordinated by the Ministries of Defense, Navy and Foreign Affairs, the National Civil Protection Coordination and the Red Cross left today for Türkiye to support the search and rescue efforts there.
The specialized inter-institutional urban search and rescue team, which includes USAR-accredited personnel, is made up of 150 elements from the Defense Ministry, the Ministry of the Navy and the Mexican Red Cross.
The team includes medical and food service cells, 35 search and rescue experts from the Mexican Army Immediate Emergency Response Team (ERIED) (25 specialists and 10 canine teams), 37 members of the Navy (35 USAR and 2 canine teams), five Foreign Ministry officials and 15 members of the Red Cross.
The flight, crewed by 12 members of the Mexican Air Force, took off from the Felipe Ángeles International Airport at 7:25 a.m. bound for Adana Airport, Türkiye, with stopovers at the Ontario and Gander International Airports in Canada and the Shannon International Airport in Ireland.
The Government of Mexico reiterates its solidarity with the government and people of Türkiye and conveys its condolences for the loss of life and damage caused by the earthquake.
