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International Rescue Teams Race To Turkey, Syria After Devastating Earthquake

Search-and-rescue teams have been deployed from countries around the world as Turkish and Syrian civilians remain trapped under rubble after the devastating February 6 earthquake.

Teams from Georgia, Pakistan, Hungary, Romania, Serbia, Azerbaijan, and Russia were among those offering their help.

Georgian firefighters board a bus bound for Turkey at an unspecified location in Georgia on February 6. Tbilisi has sent 60 search-and-rescue specialists, along with relevant equipment, to neighboring Turkey to assist with the massive rescue operation currently under way. 
1 Georgian firefighters board a bus bound for Turkey at an unspecified location in Georgia on February 6. Tbilisi has sent 60 search-and-rescue specialists, along with relevant equipment, to neighboring Turkey to assist with the massive rescue operation currently under way. 
Rescuers search rubble as fires burn in Iskenderun, a coastal city in southern Turkey, on February 7.  A quake measuring 7.8 on the Richter scale hit southern Turkey and northwest Syria early in the morning of February 6. At least 7,800 people are reported to have died in the quake, and thousands more remain trapped in rubble from buildings that collapsed. The disaster has sparked a massive international response, with teams flying in from around the world to help with rescue efforts. 
2 Rescuers search rubble as fires burn in Iskenderun, a coastal city in southern Turkey, on February 7. 

A quake measuring 7.8 on the Richter scale hit southern Turkey and northwest Syria early in the morning of February 6. At least 7,800 people are reported to have died in the quake, and thousands more remain trapped in rubble from buildings that collapsed. The disaster has sparked a massive international response, with teams flying in from around the world to help with rescue efforts. 
Hungarian rescuers -- part of a 50-member team being sent to Turkey -- listen to an address before flying out of Budapest on February 6. 
3 Hungarian rescuers -- part of a 50-member team being sent to Turkey -- listen to an address before flying out of Budapest on February 6. 
Firefighters and a rescue dog from Serbia are seen after arriving at the airport in Adana in southern Turkey. Serbia has sent 21 rescuers and three "liaison officers" to Turkey.
4 Firefighters and a rescue dog from Serbia are seen after arriving at the airport in Adana in southern Turkey. Serbia has sent 21 rescuers and three "liaison officers" to Turkey.
A rescue team from the Russian Emergencies Ministry is seen at Zhukovsky lnternational Airport, near Moscow, on February 6. More than 100 Russian rescue personnel have been sent to both Turkey and Syria. 
5 A rescue team from the Russian Emergencies Ministry is seen at Zhukovsky lnternational Airport, near Moscow, on February 6. More than 100 Russian rescue personnel have been sent to both Turkey and Syria. 
A dog with his handler at Romania's 90th Airlift Base, near Bucharest, on February 6. A team of 60 Romanian search-and-rescue personnel and four dogs were sent to Turkey on February 6. 
6 A dog with his handler at Romania's 90th Airlift Base, near Bucharest, on February 6. A team of 60 Romanian search-and-rescue personnel and four dogs were sent to Turkey on February 6. 
Russian soldiers and Syrian civilians during search-and-rescue efforts in the Syrian region of Latakia in an image released on February 7. Syria is locked in a decade-long civil war, and the quake-affected areas in Syria are reportedly split between government-controlled and rebel-held areas of the country. 
7 Russian soldiers and Syrian civilians during search-and-rescue efforts in the Syrian region of Latakia in an image released on February 7. Syria is locked in a decade-long civil war, and the quake-affected areas in Syria are reportedly split between government-controlled and rebel-held areas of the country. 
Members of a search-and-rescue team from the Pakistani military board an Air Force aircraft in Rawalpindi early on February 7. Two flights of rescue teams, as well as a mobile hospital and other equipment, were sent from Pakistan. 
8 Members of a search-and-rescue team from the Pakistani military board an Air Force aircraft in Rawalpindi early on February 7. Two flights of rescue teams, as well as a mobile hospital and other equipment, were sent from Pakistan. 
Rescue personnel are seen departing Azerbaijan on February 7. Baku has sent "hundreds" of search-and-rescue specialists, along with equipment, to Turkey. 
9 Rescue personnel are seen departing Azerbaijan on February 7. Baku has sent "hundreds" of search-and-rescue specialists, along with equipment, to Turkey. 
A Hellenic Air Force C-130 carrying members of a disaster response unit departs for Turkey from a military airport in Elefsina, Greece, on February 6. The aircraft carried 21 firefighters, two dogs, and heavy rescue equipment. 
10 A Hellenic Air Force C-130 carrying members of a disaster response unit departs for Turkey from a military airport in Elefsina, Greece, on February 6. The aircraft carried 21 firefighters, two dogs, and heavy rescue equipment. 
Members of the Los Angeles County Fire Department prepare for deployment to Turkey on February 6. Nearly 100 LA firefighters and structural engineers, along with six rescue dogs, are being sent to Turkey.
11 Members of the Los Angeles County Fire Department prepare for deployment to Turkey on February 6. Nearly 100 LA firefighters and structural engineers, along with six rescue dogs, are being sent to Turkey.
Members of the Czech Republic's 68-member urban search-and-rescue team prepare to fly out of Ostrava airport on February 6. 
12 Members of the Czech Republic's 68-member urban search-and-rescue team prepare to fly out of Ostrava airport on February 6. 
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