Operation Dost: Indian Team Arrives In Quake-Hit Turkey, Starts Rescue Operation In Gaziantep. In Pics

Indian rescue teams have landed in Turkey and have begun searching for survivors. India has sent a field hospital, medicines, and rescue teams to earthquake-ravaged Turkey and Syria as part of Operation Dost, foreign minister S Jaishankar tweeted on Wednesday. (Image Source: Twitter/@DrSJaishankar)

The 7.8-magnitude earthquake struck as people slept on Monday, flattening thousands of structures, trapping an unknown number of people, and potentially affecting millions. (Image Source: Twitter/@DrSJaishankar)

Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the head of the World Health Organization, has warned that time is running out for the thousands of people who have been injured and those who are still believed to be trapped. The death toll from the earthquake has risen to 9,500 people. (Image Source: Twitter/@DrSJaishankar)

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan was scheduled to visit the town of Pazarcik, the epicentre of the earthquake, and the worst-hit province of Hatay on Wednesday, amid calls for the government to send more aid to the disaster zone. (Image Source: Twitter/@DrSJaishankar)

Turkey now has 60,000 aid in the earthquake zone, but with the devastation so widespread, many people are still waiting for assistance. (Image Source: Twitter/@DrSJaishankar)

Turkey has dubbed India a dost for its generosity in providing funds to the country following the devastating earthquake. (Image Source: Twitter/@DrSJaishankar)