SBMA humanitarian team joins search, rescue in earthquake-hit Turkey

The humanitarian team from the Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA) has started augmenting emergency efforts in earthquake-hit Turkey to help victims and find survivors under collapsed buildings in this photo taken on Sunday, Feb. 12. (Photo courtesy of SBMA)

SUBIC BAY FREEPORT — The eight-man humanitarian team that the Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA) deployed to Turkey in the aftermath of the devastating magnitude 7.8 earthquake has started helping emergency responders in the area.

The SBMA said the team conducted an urban search-and-rescue operation on Sunday, Feb. 12, in Turkey’s Adiyaman City.

The southeastern city was among the hardest hit by the deadly earthquake on Feb. 6, which claimed more than 36,000 lives in Turkey and Syria as of Monday.

In photos released on Monday, Fire Department Chief Ranny Magno was seen leading the team from the SBMA.

The team members were also seen sifting through the rubble to look for earthquake victims.

Rescue personnel continued to find survivors under collapsed buildings a week after the earthquake. INQ

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