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Turkey-Syria earthquake: How NRDF's dog squad is helping in rescue operations
Updated On: 13 February, 2023 08:03 PM IST | Mumbai | Asif Rizvi
Explaining the importance of the canines during such operations, Praveen Kumar Tiwary, Commandant, NDRF said, as compared to humans, the dogs can sense more than 200 per cent in such cases and hence they are very useful in such operations. Our dogs are trained to sense the human scent under the debris and give the signal to their handler
The dog squad at an rescue operation site. Pic/NDRF
The death toll from the earthquakes in Turkey and northwestern Syria has reportedly gone past 35,000 as rescue operations continue. India who has been conducting 'Operation Dost' in Turkey has deputed multiple teams of the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) to help in the rescue and relief operations.
Among the teams of NDRF, the rescuers include a dog squad that has been turning out to be extremely helpful in the operations, the NDRF said.
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