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Jakarta (ANTARA) - The Indonesian Humanitarian Team, comprising personnel from the National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) and the emergency medical team (EMT), is preparing to activate medical services for residents affected by the 7.8-magnitude earthquake in Hatay, Turkey.
The EMT team, consisting of 119 joint personnel, conducted a site survey and unloaded equipment and tools required to set up a field hospital tent in Hassa, Hatay Province.Head of the Indonesian Humanitarian Team Bambang Surya Putra noted that water and electricity supplies were required for the establishment of this medical facility, so the team had sought recommendations from the Turkish disaster mitigation agency, or AFAD, beforehand.
"The location for the hospital tent is based on AFAD and the local government's recommendation," Putra noted in a written statement received here, Wednesday.
The team was accompanied by the Indonesian Ambassador to Turkey, Lalu Muhammad Iqbal, during the preparations that took place on Tuesday.
