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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