A team of Japanese experts visited the site after the major earthquake that occurred in southern Turkey and is investigating the damage to buildings and living infrastructure in order to provide technical advice for recovery.

The massive earthquake that hit southern Turkey on the 6th of last month killed about 54,000 people, including neighboring Syria, and damaged 230,000 buildings in Turkey.



Under these circumstances, an expert team of 11 people, including those in charge of architecture and urban planning from the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism and JICA (Japan International Cooperation Agency), will investigate the damage to buildings and living infrastructure and provide technical advice for restoration. was dispatched to the disaster area this month and is continuing its activities.



On the 12th, the team visited the heavily damaged district of Kahramanmaras in the south, near the epicenter of the quake, and checked the tilt of the apartment building that had been destroyed by the earthquake, the thickness of the pillars, and whether the pillars and beams were properly connected with reinforcing bars. I went.



Then, I heard from the residents who lived in this condominium how it would shake when an earthquake occurred, and how the interior would be damaged.



Yuichi Odawara, director of the Road Traffic Management Division of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, who is the leader of the team, said, "As an earthquake country like Japan, we would like to investigate how we can cooperate based on Japan's experience and provide effective support." I was talking to



The team will conduct an on-site survey until the 15th of this month, and experts will continue to visit as necessary to provide support for recovery and reconstruction.

Complete medical team activities Treat more than 2,000 people

On the other hand, the medical team of the Japan Disaster Relief Corps, which has been treating victims, has finished its activities for about a month, saying that the number of patients with injuries and illnesses related to the earthquake has decreased.



On the 12th, at the base of the medical team in Gaziantep, southern Turkey, work was being done to dismantle the medical tents that had received victims.



A total of more than 180 members were dispatched to the site, and by the 11th, they had treated more than 2,000 victims.



Local citizens rushed to the site of the evacuation work, conveyed their gratitude to the volunteers, took a commemorative photo, and said goodbye.



A 40-year-old man who continues to live as an evacuee at a relative's house in Gaziantep said, "I was more than happy that the Japanese people supported us and treated us well. I am truly grateful."



Toshihide, the leader of the 3rd medical team, said, "During the activity period, we received words of encouragement and gratitude from the people of Turkey. We would like to continue to cooperate in the recovery and reconstruction of health care in Turkey." rice field.



Most of the medical team will return to Japan on the 15th of this month after completing the evacuation work.