The 25 firefighters who helped in Syria after the earthquake return to Venezuela

The 25 firefighters he sent Venezuela to Syria to support the search and rescue of victims and the repair of damage caused by the earthquake two weeks ago in Turkeywhich has left at least 41,000 dead, returned to Caracas on Monday.

The Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Caribbean country, Yvan Gilreported the arrival through his Twitter account, where he highlighted the work done by “group of men and women who left their homes, families and the country to go to Syria”.

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”How proud we are to see the successful return of the group of men and women who left their homes, families and country to go to Syria in a spirit of solidarity, multiplying the values ​​of dedication, courage and commitment.”, wrote the chancellor on the social network, where he shared photographs of the firefighters, who landed in the Simón Bolívar International Airportwhich serves Caracas.

How proud we are to see the successful return of the group of men and women who left their homes, families and the country to go to Syria ????????, under a spirit of solidarity, multiplying the values ​​of dedication, courage and commitment, planted in our people pic.twitter.com/RDNI96l1Wk

— Yvan Gil (@yvangil) February 21, 2023

The team, which has been in Syria since February 9, according to the Foreign Ministry, was made up of 25 firefighters and 3 search and rescue dogs, who traveled to the most affected cities.

Likewise, the Caribbean country sent more than 15 tons of medicines and food, in addition to specialized rescue teams, the Venezuelan ambassador to Syria reported at the time. Jose Gregorio Biomorgi.

The total death toll in Syria from the initial earthquake two weeks ago stands at 3,688 and the number of injured at more than 14,700, although the main sources in the different territories have stopped updating their figures frequently and others offer considerably higher counts. superiors.

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This Monday, more than 130 people were injured of varying degrees in the opposition areas of northwestern Syria due to a 6.4-magnitude earthquake registered in Turkeyreported the group of rescuers white helmets.

On February 13, the Venezuelan president, Nicolas Maduroexpressed his condolences to his Syrian counterpart, Bashar al-Assadfor the deaths caused by the earthquake.

Source: Elcomercio

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