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.

Indian teams proactively assisting search and rescue operations, says Indian ambassador to Turkey

Turkey was rocked by a powerful 7.8 magnitude earthquake on Monday (February 6) with tremors felt in neighbouring countries, as well, even far away as Greenland.

Is India prepared for a massive earthquake? Lessons from tremor that rocked Turkey, Syria

The earthquake in Turkey, which killed more than 5,000 people with the death toll expected to rise, emerged as one of the deadliest in the history of the nation.

Was the deadly Turkey and Syria earthquake predicted days ago?