NDRF DG Atul Karwal on the rescue operations in Turkey. India had dispatched a team to help in rescue ops in earthquake-hit Turkey. The death toll in Turkey is 41,156.
"A total of 85 bodies were recovered by NDRF buried in the building and we were able to rescue the two girls alive. There was so much respect from locals. There were food problems but they used to arrange some food and tea for our teams.
"Dogs are trained to sniff and sense the possibility of an alive person buried in the rubble. Our dog Julie sniffed something and barked to inform us that there is a person trapped inside, later our second dog Romeo reconfirmed and then we were able to rescue a girl alive.
"PM gave full support and the PMO held a meeting and instructed us to go there immediately and our official passports were made on the same day. IAF brought our team from Kolkata to Delhi. ITBP provided us winter clothing and our team departed without delay of a minute."
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday interacted with Indian rescue professionals of the National Disaster Response Force and other organizations involved in Operation Dost in Turkey.
A magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck Turkey's southeast and neighbouring Syria on February 6, killing more than 45,000 people and leaving more than a million people homeless along with an economic cost expected to run into billions of dollars, reported Al Jazeera.
India was among the first responders to launch search and rescue efforts in Turkey and Syria.
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