The death toll from the deadly Syria-Turkey earthquake has crossed 28,000. According to the Turkish Vice President, Turkey's death toll climbed to 24,617 and in Syria, the total number of confirmed deaths stands at 3,575.

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<p>Pointing to the proactive role played by Indian relief and rescue teams, Indian ambassador to Turkey, Dr&nbsp;Virander Paul while speaking to WION,&nbsp;said that Indian relief and rescue "teams on the ground are carrying out their&nbsp;work" and "focus has mainly been on assisting the Turkish authorities to carry out search&nbsp;and rescue operations."&nbsp;</p>

<p>India has shown its unwavering support to the people of Turkey&nbsp;in the wake of the recent earthquake that has affected over 13 million people in 10 provinces. Under operation Dost, 6 C17 aircraft loaded with humanitarian aid, medical equipment, and supplies have arrived in the country since the earthquake that struck the country last Monday.</p>

<p>The situation of Indians in Turkey&nbsp;is also being closely monitored. So far, 130 Indians have been accounted for, but in some&nbsp;unfortunate news, one Indian has been confirmed dead. Speaking&nbsp;from Adana, the Turkey&nbsp;ambassador said, "We are in process of the earliest possible transportation of the mortal remains of the deceased to his family."</p>

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<p>The Indian mission on the ground, led by Dr&nbsp;Virander Paul, is in constant communication with Turkish interlocutors to ensure the seamless delivery of aid. &nbsp;</p>

<p>On being asked about his stance on&nbsp;Operation Dost, the ambassador said that the&nbsp;focus has mainly been on assisting the Turkish authorities to carry out search&nbsp;and rescue operations for which three&nbsp;teams have been positioned in southern&nbsp;Turkey, in the Hatay province, and two&nbsp;teams in&nbsp;Gaziantep. In addition, the Indian army had set up a hospital at a place called&nbsp;İskenderun&nbsp;in Hatay province. It is a 30-bed hospital, with 99 members on the team. It has anesthetists, orthopedic surgeons, general surgeons, and other specialists. The work of the hospital is progressing very well.&nbsp;</p>

<div class="videoWrapper trancodeVideo">He added that the sixth&nbsp;C17s airplanes carrying humanitarian assistance from India landed in Turkey, at Adana airport earlier this morning. The chief coordinator in charge of humanitarian assistance at Adana was with him&nbsp;to receive the flight. This flight contains a variety of relief materials, medical equipment like ECG machines, patient monitors, and other things. The plane has also carried supplies for the teams we already have in position, both the medical team in Hatay province and also the search and rescue teams of the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF).&nbsp;</div>

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<p>On the role played by the Indian mission on the ground, the ambassador said that a team of officials from Ankara and also the Indian consulate in Istanbul are assisting the humanitarian relief from India so that their work is conducted seamlessly. For this purpose, Indian&nbsp;officials are in direct constant touch with Turkish interlocutors.&nbsp;</p>

<p>"All in all, there are about 3000 Indian nationals in Turkey,&nbsp;and a large bulk of these Indian nationals reside in Istanbul and adjacent&nbsp;provinces. A couple are in Ankara, and the remaining are spread all across the country. In the earthquake-hit areas, we do not find the Indians, but we are still reaching out to Indian nationals, and we have information about 130 Indian nationals in this area, most of them confirmed to us that they are safe. There was information about one missing Indian national and it was on Saturday we got the sad news his mortal remains were located and identified we are in process of the earliest possible transportation of the mortal remains of the deceased to his family,"&nbsp;said Dr Virander Paul.&nbsp;</p>

<p>He added that over 13 million people in 10 provinces of Turkey&nbsp;have been impacted which gives an indication of the challenges that the authorities face. Despite the challenges, it gives&nbsp;satisfaction that our coordinators on the Turkish side have been actively&nbsp;assisting us, as our teams on the ground are carrying out their&nbsp;work, from the field hospital in&nbsp;İskenderun in Hatay province or our team in search and rescue&nbsp;in&nbsp;Gaziantep and Antakya.</p>

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Pointing to the proactive role played by Indian relief and rescue teams, Indian ambassador to Turkey, Dr Virander Paul while speaking to WION, said that Indian relief and rescue "teams on the ground are carrying out their work" and "focus has mainly been on assisting the Turkish authorities to carry out search and rescue operations.

Pointing to the proactive role played by Indian relief and rescue teams, Indian ambassador to Turkey, Dr Virander Paul while speaking to WION, said that Indian relief and rescue "teams on the ground are carrying out their work" and "focus has mainly been on assisting the Turkish authorities to carry out search and rescue operations." India has shown its unwavering support to the people of Turkey in the wake of the recent earthquake that has affected over 13 million people in 10 provinces. Under operation Dost, 6 C17 aircraft loaded with humanitarian aid, medical equipment, and supplies have arrived in the country since the earthquake that struck the country last Monday. The situation of Indians in Turkey is also being closely monitored. So far, 130 Indians have been accounted for, but in some unfortunate news, one Indian has been confirmed dead. Speaking from Adana, the Turkey ambassador said, "We are in process of the earliest possible transportation of the mortal remains of the deceased to his family." Also read | Turkey-Syria earthquake death toll crosses 33,000 mark The Indian mission on the ground, led by Dr Virander Paul, is in constant communication with Turkish interlocutors to ensure the seamless delivery of aid. On being asked about his stance on Operation Dost, the ambassador said that the focus has mainly been on assisting the Turkish authorities to carry out search and rescue operations for which three teams have been positioned in southern Turkey, in the Hatay province, and two teams in Gaziantep. In addition, the Indian army had set up a hospital at a place called İskenderun in Hatay province. It is a 30-bed hospital, with 99 members on the team. It has anesthetists, orthopedic surgeons, general surgeons, and other specialists. The work of the hospital is progressing very well. He added that the sixth C17s airplanes carrying humanitarian assistance from India landed in Turkey, at Adana airport earlier this morning. The chief coordinator in charge of humanitarian assistance at Adana was with him to receive the flight. This flight contains a variety of relief materials, medical equipment like ECG machines, patient monitors, and other things. The plane has also carried supplies for the teams we already have in position, both the medical team in Hatay province and also the search and rescue teams of the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF). Also read | Turkey, Syria death toll tops 28,000; UN Relief Chief meets families affected by earthquake On the role played by the Indian mission on the ground, the ambassador said that a team of officials from Ankara and also the Indian consulate in Istanbul are assisting the humanitarian relief from India so that their work is conducted seamlessly. For this purpose, Indian officials are in direct constant touch with Turkish interlocutors. "All in all, there are about 3000 Indian nationals in Turkey, and a large bulk of these Indian nationals reside in Istanbul and adjacent provinces. A couple are in Ankara, and the remaining are spread all across the country. In the earthquake-hit areas, we do not find the Indians, but we are still reaching out to Indian nationals, and we have information about 130 Indian nationals in this area, most of them confirmed to us that they are safe. There was information about one missing Indian national and it was on Saturday we got the sad news his mortal remains were located and identified we are in process of the earliest possible transportation of the mortal remains of the deceased to his family," said Dr Virander Paul. He added that over 13 million people in 10 provinces of Turkey have been impacted which gives an indication of the challenges that the authorities face. Despite the challenges, it gives satisfaction that our coordinators on the Turkish side have been actively assisting us, as our teams on the ground are carrying out their work, from the field hospital in İskenderun in Hatay province or our team in search and rescue in Gaziantep and Antakya. WATCH WION LIVE HERE:

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<p>The seventh "Operation Dost" aircraft, carrying more than 23 tonnes of relief aid, landed in earthquake-stricken Syria. Moutaz Douaji, the deputy minister of local administration and the environment, welcomed the plane at the airport in Damascus on Sunday (February 12), as reported by the PTI.&nbsp;</p>

<p>"The 7th #OperationDost flight reached Syria with over 23 tonnes of relief material, including gensets, solar lamps, emergency &amp; critical care medicines, and&nbsp;disaster relief consumables. Received at Damascus airport by Deputy Minister of Local Administration and Environment Moutaz Douaji," tweeted Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Arindam Bagchi.</p>

<p>As per schedule the IAF aircraft first landed in Syria, unloaded its supplies there, then flew to Turkey with emergency and critical care medicines, and other humanitarian supplies. The external affairs minister, S Jaishankar, also mentioned the airplane leaving Ghaziabad on his Twitter account.</p>

<p>He tweeted, "The 7th #OperationDost flight departs for Syria and Turkey. Flight is carrying relief material, medical aid, emergency &amp; critical care medicines, medical equipment &amp; consumables."</p>

<p>The Indian Army also tweeted, "An #IAF C-17 aircraft got airborne last night for #Syria and #Turkiye, bearing relief material and emergency equipment."</p>

<p>The aid being sent for Syria comprises relief materials, sleeping mats, gensets, solar lamps, tarpaulins, blankets, emergency and critical care medicines, and disaster relief consumables, according to the Ministry of External Affairs.</p>

<p>A massive earthquake struck Turkey and Syria on February 6, 2023.&nbsp;The death toll from the quakes that hit southeastern Turkiye and northern Syria stood at 33,179 on Sunday. The United Nations (UN) has estimated a combined total death toll of 50,000.&nbsp;</p>

<p>In response to the terrible earthquakes and aftershocks that struck the area, India initiated Operation Dost to provide aid to Turkey and Syria.</p>

<p>India is providing Turkey and Syria with a significant amount of humanitarian assistance as part of "Operation Dost".</p>

<p><em>(With inputs from agencies)</em></p>

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The seventh "Operation Dost" aircraft, carrying more than 23 tonnes of relief aid, landed in earthquake-stricken Syria. Moutaz Douaji, the deputy minister of local administration and the environment, welcomed the plane at the airport in Damascus on Sunday (February 12), as reported by the PTI.

The seventh "Operation Dost" aircraft, carrying more than 23 tonnes of relief aid, landed in earthquake-stricken Syria. Moutaz Douaji, the deputy minister of local administration and the environment, welcomed the plane at the airport in Damascus on Sunday (February 12), as reported by the PTI. "The 7th #OperationDost flight reached Syria with over 23 tonnes of relief material, including gensets, solar lamps, emergency & critical care medicines, and disaster relief consumables. Received at Damascus airport by Deputy Minister of Local Administration and Environment Moutaz Douaji," tweeted Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Arindam Bagchi. As per schedule the IAF aircraft first landed in Syria, unloaded its supplies there, then flew to Turkey with emergency and critical care medicines, and other humanitarian supplies. The external affairs minister, S Jaishankar, also mentioned the airplane leaving Ghaziabad on his Twitter account. He tweeted, "The 7th #OperationDost flight departs for Syria and Turkey. Flight is carrying relief material, medical aid, emergency & critical care medicines, medical equipment & consumables." The Indian Army also tweeted, "An #IAF C-17 aircraft got airborne last night for #Syria and #Turkiye, bearing relief material and emergency equipment." The aid being sent for Syria comprises relief materials, sleeping mats, gensets, solar lamps, tarpaulins, blankets, emergency and critical care medicines, and disaster relief consumables, according to the Ministry of External Affairs. A massive earthquake struck Turkey and Syria on February 6, 2023. The death toll from the quakes that hit southeastern Turkiye and northern Syria stood at 33,179 on Sunday. The United Nations (UN) has estimated a combined total death toll of 50,000. In response to the terrible earthquakes and aftershocks that struck the area, India initiated Operation Dost to provide aid to Turkey and Syria. India is providing Turkey and Syria with a significant amount of humanitarian assistance as part of "Operation Dost". (With inputs from agencies) WATCH WION LIVE HERE:

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