Chinese rescue team heads for Türkiye

Members of a Chinese rescue team are seen before departing for Türkiye at Beijing Capital International Airport in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 7, 2023. A Chinese rescue team departed from Beijing for Türkiye on a chartered plane on Tuesday afternoon to join earthquake relief efforts in the country.

The 82-member team was dispatched by the Ministry of Emergency Management, at the request of the Turkish government. (Xinhua/Li Xin)

BEIJING, Feb. 7 (Xinhua) -- A Chinese rescue team departed from Beijing for Türkiye on a chartered plane on Tuesday afternoon to join earthquake relief efforts in the country.

The 82-member team was dispatched by the Ministry of Emergency Management, at the request of the Turkish government.

The team, composed of personnel from the Beijing fire and rescue corps, the National Earthquake Response Support Service and the Emergency General Hospital in Beijing, carried with them rescue equipment and supplies.

Around 5,000 people were killed and tens of thousands injured after strong earthquakes jolted parts of Türkiye and neighboring Syria on Monday. ■

Members of a Chinese rescue team are seen before departing for Türkiye at Beijing Capital International Airport in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 7, 2023. A Chinese rescue team departed from Beijing for Türkiye on a chartered plane on Tuesday afternoon to join earthquake relief efforts in the country.

The 82-member team was dispatched by the Ministry of Emergency Management, at the request of the Turkish government. (Xinhua/Li Xin)

Members of a Chinese rescue team check medical supplies before departing for Türkiye at Beijing Capital International Airport in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 7, 2023. A Chinese rescue team departed from Beijing for Türkiye on a chartered plane on Tuesday afternoon to join earthquake relief efforts in the country.

The 82-member team was dispatched by the Ministry of Emergency Management, at the request of the Turkish government. (Xinhua/Li Xin)

Members of a Chinese rescue team are seen before departing for Türkiye at Beijing Capital International Airport in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 7, 2023. A Chinese rescue team departed from Beijing for Türkiye on a chartered plane on Tuesday afternoon to join earthquake relief efforts in the country.

The 82-member team was dispatched by the Ministry of Emergency Management, at the request of the Turkish government. (Photo by Wang Jiangtao/Xinhua)

Members of a Chinese rescue team carry equipment and supplies before departing for Türkiye at Beijing Capital International Airport in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 7, 2023. A Chinese rescue team departed from Beijing for Türkiye on a chartered plane on Tuesday afternoon to join earthquake relief efforts in the country.

The 82-member team was dispatched by the Ministry of Emergency Management, at the request of the Turkish government. (Xinhua/Li Xin)

Members of a Chinese rescue team are seen before departing for Türkiye at Beijing Capital International Airport in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 7, 2023. A Chinese rescue team departed from Beijing for Türkiye on a chartered plane on Tuesday afternoon to join earthquake relief efforts in the country.

The 82-member team was dispatched by the Ministry of Emergency Management, at the request of the Turkish government. (Xinhua/Li Xin)

Turkish Ambassador to China Abdulkadir Emin Onen shakes hands with a member of a Chinese rescue team at Beijing Capital International Airport in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 7, 2023. A Chinese rescue team departed from Beijing for Türkiye on a chartered plane on Tuesday afternoon to join earthquake relief efforts in the country.

The 82-member team was dispatched by the Ministry of Emergency Management, at the request of the Turkish government. (Xinhua/Li Xin)

Members of a Chinese rescue team are seen before departing for Türkiye at Beijing Capital International Airport in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 7, 2023. A Chinese rescue team departed from Beijing for Türkiye on a chartered plane on Tuesday afternoon to join earthquake relief efforts in the country.

The 82-member team was dispatched by the Ministry of Emergency Management, at the request of the Turkish government. (Xinhua/Li Xin)

This photo taken with a mobile phone shows members of a Chinese rescue team boarding a chartered plane at Beijing Capital International Airport in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 7, 2023. A Chinese rescue team departed from Beijing for Türkiye on a chartered plane on Tuesday to join earthquake relief efforts in the country.

The 82-member team was dispatched by the Ministry of Emergency Management, at the request of the Turkish government. (Xinhua/Wu Siyu)

This photo taken with a mobile phone shows members of a Chinese rescue team boarding a chartered plane at Beijing Capital International Airport in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 7, 2023. A Chinese rescue team departed from Beijing for Türkiye on a chartered plane on Tuesday to join earthquake relief efforts in the country.

The 82-member team was dispatched by the Ministry of Emergency Management, at the request of the Turkish government. (Xinhua/Wu Siyu)

This photo taken with a mobile phone shows members of a Chinese rescue team boarding a chartered plane at Beijing Capital International Airport in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 7, 2023. A Chinese rescue team departed from Beijing for Türkiye on a chartered plane on Tuesday to join earthquake relief efforts in the country.

The 82-member team was dispatched by the Ministry of Emergency Management, at the request of the Turkish government. (Xinhua/Wu Siyu)

Members of a Chinese rescue team leave for Türkiye from a fire fighting training base in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 7, 2023. A Chinese rescue team departed from Beijing for Türkiye on a chartered plane on Tuesday afternoon to join earthquake relief efforts in the country.

The 82-member team was dispatched by the Ministry of Emergency Management, at the request of the Turkish government. (Xinhua/Peng Ziyang)

Members of a Chinese rescue team prepare to leave for Türkiye from a fire fighting training base in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 7, 2023. A Chinese rescue team departed from Beijing for Türkiye on a chartered plane on Tuesday afternoon to join earthquake relief efforts in the country.

The 82-member team was dispatched by the Ministry of Emergency Management, at the request of the Turkish government. (Xinhua/Peng Ziyang)

Members of a Chinese rescue team leave for Türkiye from a fire fighting training base in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 7, 2023. A Chinese rescue team departed from Beijing for Türkiye on a chartered plane on Tuesday afternoon to join earthquake relief efforts in the country.

The 82-member team was dispatched by the Ministry of Emergency Management, at the request of the Turkish government. (Xinhua/Peng Ziyang)

Members of a Chinese rescue team prepare to leave for Türkiye from a fire fighting training base in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 7, 2023. A Chinese rescue team departed from Beijing for Türkiye on a chartered plane on Tuesday afternoon to join earthquake relief efforts in the country.

The 82-member team was dispatched by the Ministry of Emergency Management, at the request of the Turkish government. (Xinhua/Peng Ziyang)

Members of a Chinese rescue team check equipments before leaving for Türkiye from a fire fighting training base in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 7, 2023. A Chinese rescue team departed from Beijing for Türkiye on a chartered plane on Tuesday afternoon to join earthquake relief efforts in the country.

The 82-member team was dispatched by the Ministry of Emergency Management, at the request of the Turkish government. (Xinhua/Peng Ziyang)