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BEIJING, Feb. 10, 2023 /PRNewswire=KYODO JBN/ --

Chinese construction machinery maker Zoomlion Heavy Industry Science &

Technology Co., Ltd. (Zoomlion, 000157.SZ) has recently sent a rescue team and

excavators to earthquake-ravaged Hatay in Türkiye to assist in rescue efforts.

A magnitude 7.7 earthquake struck Türkiye's southern province of Kahramanmaras

at 4:17 a.m. local time (0117 GMT), followed by a magnitude 6.4 quake a few

minutes later in the country's southern province of Gaziantep and a magnitude

7.6 earthquake at 1:24 p.m. local time (1024 GMT) in the Kahramanmaras Province.

After the earthquakes, Zoomlion's subordinate company based in Türkiye

immediately sent a rescue team consisting of professional service engineers and

machine operators to the disaster area, carrying electric blankets, emergency

medicine, food and 5 sets of excavator equipment.

As one of the first Chinese rescue teams to arrive at the quake-hit area,

Zoomlion rescue team has helped rescue four trapped survivors and participate

in earthquake relief efforts.

Yu Ke, a Zoomlion service engineer who participated in the rescue work, said

that "after our rescue team and excavator equipment arrived at the scene, we

immediately participated in the rescue work of survivors trapped in a six-story

collapsed building. So far, we have helped save four trapped people and tried

to rescue more survivors."

The company also helped to provide rescue equipment. So far, a total of 18

excavators have been sent to the disaster area to assist in the rescue efforts.

Original link: https://en.imsilkroad.com/p/332681.html

Source: Xinhua Silk Road

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   Caption: Photo shows that Zoomlion's rescue team participated in rescue efforts in

earthquake-ravaged Hatay in Türkiye.