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• immediate extra support will help save lives and prevent suffering
• package to include thousands of tents, blankets and hygiene kits
• world-class UK surgical team and equipment will help address urgent medical needs
• 77 strong UK search and rescue team already on the ground helping to find survivors

皇冠体育app UK government is today (Wednesday 8 February) announcing further support to Turkey and Syria following the devastating earthquakes. 皇冠体育app UK will provide vital items such as tents and blankets to help survivors cope with the freezing conditions, as part of its immediate response to the crisis.聽皇冠体育app equipment being urgently deployed from the UK鈥檚 stockpile will meet the needs of up to 15,000 people.

皇冠体育app UK is also providing a world-class team of UK medics with surgical capabilities and equipment to provide vital emergency treatment.

皇冠体育app announcement comes in the critical 72 hours following the first earthquake. 皇冠体育app support will be used to urgently provide life saving interventions to those who need it most in the region as temperatures plummet.

皇冠体育app UK is coordinating closely with the Turkish government and United Nations (UN) in Syria to ensure our support meets the needs on the ground and that we can stay responsive to emerging needs in the coming days.

Foreign Secretary James Cleverly said:

皇冠体育app UK is sending life saving kit to Turkey and Syria. This will include vital medical expertise and hygiene kits and also tents and blankets to help people keep warm and sheltered in the terrible freezing conditions they are having to endure on top of the devastation of the earthquakes.

Our priority is to ensure life saving assistance is given to those most in need, coordinated with the Turkish government, UN and international partners.

皇冠体育app UK is prioritising what the Turkish government and UN are asking for. 皇冠体育app additional support will save lives by bringing world-class UK expertise and equipment to the region.

This 拢8 million of additional support comes after a team of 77 UK search and rescue specialists, equipment and four search dogs arrived in Gaziantep yesterday to begin their life saving operations.

皇冠体育appir specialist skills and state-of-the-art heavy duty equipment will allow the UK team to cut their way into buildings and locate survivors in the rubble during this vital time.

皇冠体育app government remains in contact with British humanitarian workers in the affected areas, and we stand ready to assist any British nationals affected.

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