Vietnamese citizens in Turkey assist with search and rescue efforts
Aside from the rescue forces from Vietnam, Vietnamese people living in Turkey have also joined hands in the search for earthquake victims in the Middle Eastern country over the past few days.
Luu Thai Hung (third from left) and other members of the VPA team at a site in Hatay province of Turkey (Photo: VNA)
Hatay (VNA)💯 – Aside from the rescue forces from Vietnam, Vietnamese people living in Turkey have also joined hands in the search for earthquakevictims in the Middle Eastern country over the past few days.
Luu Thai Hung, living in Istanbul – about 1,000km from theearthquake’s epicenter, studied in Turkey and has resided in the countryfor many years.
Leaving aside his job as a director of VT Travel Plus – thefirst and also only tourism company run by a Vietnamese in Turkey, he assisted the team of the Vietnam People’s Army (VPA) in performing their tasks inHatay province.
Hung told the Vietnam News Agency that deep sympathies for the Turkish people and their enormous pain and loss as well as his love for the country have prompted him to volunteer to help locals surmount these trying times.
Right then the VPA team arrived to help with search and rescue work, he felt both moved and proud, and immediately decided to join the team and served as aninterpreter to help them fulfill their duties.
He said that he and other volunteers gained strong supportfrom colleagues in his company.
Accompanying the team, he has seen how the rescuers encountered and surmounted variousdifficulties such as in locating the exact positions of victims in devastatedareas, ensuring equipment, or preparing meals amid limited conditions. However,they also received assistance from the coordinating agency, police, and Turkey's military.
Braving hardships and challenges, the military officers andvolunteers like him maintained the determination to fulfill duties, Hung wenton, and they obtained encouraging results.
One thing that left a strong impression on him was the Turkish people’ssentiment and gratitude toward the VPA team. They were warmly welcomed bylocals in every place they came, and many residents shared food andwater with the team even though the Turkish people themselves were still strugglingwith difficulties, he said.
Hung added that he and other Vietnamese in Turkey are alwaysready to help the Vietnamese task force perform tasks in the most effectivemanner./.
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