The National Disaster Response Force team received a warm welcome at Turkey's Adana airport on Friday after conducting rescue and search operations in the earthquake-hit country. In the video shared by news agency ANI, one can see the team wearing their orange coloured uniform and exiting the airport. As they leave to board their flight for India, people present at the airport queue up and begin to clap in appreciation.
After conducting a 10-day-long rescue operation in Turkey, the 47-member NDRF team along with dog squad members Rambo and Honey returned to India on Friday.
The NDRF team made headline in Turkey after they miraculously rescued a six-year-old girl from the rubble. A lot of the credit for the daring rescue went to Romeo and Julie, as they were instrumental in detecting the little girl's whereabouts under tonnes of rubble.
An Indian Air Force C17 flight with over 50 personnel from the NDRF and a specially trained dog squad along with necessary equipment, including medical supplies, drilling machines and other equipment was sent to Turkey, according to ANI.
Shortly after the magnitude 7.8 quake ravaged Turkey, India announced 'Operation Dost' sent a team from the Indian Army to set up 60 Para Field Hospital and the NDRF for search and rescue operations. Relief and humanitarian assistance was sent to the country as part of the operation
The death toll from the earthquakes in Turkey and northwestern Syria has gone past 41,000, according to ANI.
Meanwhile, The United Nations has appealed for more than $1 billion in funds to carry out relief operations in Turkey. This comes after it made an appeal of $400 million for Syria that has also been severely impacted by the quake.