NSW firefighters and medical workers set to join search for Türkiye earthquake survivors
ABCA plane full of Australian emergency service workers flew to Türkiye this morning to search for survivors buried in rubble after the catastrophic earthquake there. Key points: A task force of 72 emergency service workers are preparing to leave Sydney for Türkiye More than 19,000 people in Syria and Türkiye have died in the disaster The crew will stay for at least two weeks More than 19,000 people have died since a magnitude-7.8 tremor struck the region on Monday. A task force of 72 people, most of whom are NSW firefighters trained in search and rescue operations, departed on a military aircraft from Sydney this morning. Fire and Rescue NSW Chief Superintendent Graham Kingsland, who is leading the task force, said the crew was anxious to help.
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