Month: February 2023

Rescue workers discuss deployment plan in debris field.
12 February 2023

I.S.A.R. Germany and BRH Federal Association of Rescue Dogs finish work in Kirkhan

The German aid organisations I.S.A.R. Germany and BRH Bundesverband Rettungshunde are ending their rescue mission in the Turkish earthquake region. The joint team will return to Germany from Kirikhan on Monday. "Behind our team lies the most extensive foreign mission in the history of the organisations to date," says BRH President Jürgen Schart. "The team has done a great job. Each individual has... Read more: Article from 12.02.2023
Rescue team helps injured person in destroyed area.
10 February 2023

Rescue over 100 hours after the severe earthquake

German rescue teams have rescued a woman from the rubble of a collapsed house in the Turkish town of Kirikhan more than 100 hours after the devastating earthquake. The teams from I.S.A.R. Germany, I.S.A.R. Turkey and BRH Bundesverband Rettungshunde worked for over 50 hours to free the buried victim from the rubble. "The situation was very complicated," describes the head of operations... Read more: Article from 10.02.2023
Rescue workers in high-visibility waistcoats work in the rubble of a collapsed building during a search operation.
7 February 2023

Rescue work started immediately to free the trapped person

The search and rescue team of the German aid organisations I.S.A.R. Germany and BRH Bundesverband Rettungshunde has arrived in the Turkish earthquake region. The helpers are deployed in the city of Kırıkhan in the province of Hatay, near the Syrian border. Shortly after arriving, the team was called to its first deployment site. Members of the partner organisation I.S.A.R. Turkey had... Read more: Article from 07.02.2023
Federal Association of Rescue Dogs employee points to digital map on screen during briefing.
6 February 2023

I.S.A.R. Germany and the BRH Federal Association of Rescue Dogs send aid team to Turkey

The aid organisations I.S.A.R. Germany and BRH Bundesverband Rettungshunde are sending a search and rescue team to the Turkish disaster region following the severe earthquake in Turkey. 42 team members with seven rescue dogs will take off on a special flight from Cologne/Bonn Airport on Monday evening. The aircraft is scheduled to fly to Gaziantep. In consultation with the Turkish authorities, the team will move from there... Read more: Article from 06.02.2023