Category: Mission reports

Rescue worker with helmet working in a debris field.
9 September 2023

I.S.A.R. monitors situation in Morocco

I.S.A.R. Germany is currently monitoring the situation following the earthquake in Morocco. However, an official request for assistance from the Moroccan government is still pending, meaning that there is currently no concrete deployment option for the German aid organisation. Nevertheless, I.S.A.R. is preparing to support the country in search and rescue operations. Our information and situation centre and the logistics team are... Read more: Article from 09.09.2023
Person talks to rescue team and politician in front of picture.
2 March 2023

Minister-President Wüst thanks North Rhine-Westphalian helpers for earthquake operations in Turkey and Syria

On Thursday, 2 March 2023, Minister-President Hendrik Wüst met with helpers from North Rhine-Westphalia in the state parliament building who provided rescue support on the ground following the severe earthquakes in Turkey and Syria. Aid workers from action medeor, Malteser International, I.S.A.R., the Federal Association of Rescue Dogs, the Workers' Samaritan Federation and the Federal Agency for Technical Relief had already travelled to the... Read more: Article from 02.03.2023
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