A Chinese rescue team departed from Beijing for Türkiye on a chartered plane on the afternoon of February 7 to join earthquake relief efforts in the country.

The 82-member team was dispatched by the Ministry of Emergency Management, at the request of the Turkish government.

The team, composed of personnel from the Beijing fire and rescue corps, the National Earthquake Response Support Service and the Emergency General Hospital in Beijing, carried with them rescue equipment and supplies.

Around 5,000 people were killed and tens of thousands injured after strong earthquakes jolted parts of Türkiye and neighboring Syria on February 6.