PM Anwar wishes success to Smart in Turkey

Through a post on Facebook, he also prayed that the team's efforts would be made easier.

The team, made up of members of the Fire and Rescue Department (JBPM) and the Civil Defence Force (APM) arrived in Turkey at 11am (Malaysian time) yesterday to participate in SAR mission.

An earthquake measuring 7.8 on the Richter scale hit the Pazarcik district in the Kahrananmaras region in last Monday morning and shook several other regions, including Gaziantep, Sanliurfa, Diyarbakir, Adana, Adiyaman, Malatya, Osmaniye, Hatay and Kilis.

According to media reports, as of yesterday, the tragedy has claimed more than 5,000 lives in Turkiye and Syria. - BERNAMA