India launched ‘Operation Dost’ to extend assistance to Turkey and Syria after devastating earthquake

India launched ‘Operation Dost’ to extend assistance to Turkey and Syria after devastating earthquake

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Category : National Published on: February 10 2023

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India has launched 'Operation Dost' to provide assistance to Turkey and Syria after the devastating earthquake.
Turkey's envoy has lauded the friendship with India and has called 'Operation dost' a symbolic operation.
DOST is the word in Hindi and Turkish which means friends.
India launched 'Operation Dost' to extend assistance to Turkey as well as Syria following Monday's devastating quake that killed nearly12,000 people in the two countries.
On 7 February, India sent to Turkey relief materials, a mobile hospital, and specialised search and rescue teams in four C-17 Globemaster military transport aircraft.
The death toll from the devastating earthquake in Turkey and Syria crossed 15000 as rescuers faced shortages of trucks, fuel and time.
Nearly 11 million people inside Syria have been affected by the earthquake, according to the U.N. And 4 million of them rely on aid agencies for basic humanitarian needs like clean water and food.

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