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Kopuk, Alex and the famous dogs of Mexico, the silent heroes of Turkey

2023-02-09 18:00:14Kosova&Bota SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX

 

Kopuk, Alex and the famous dogs of Mexico, the silent heroes of Turkey
Kopuk, Alex and the famous dogs of Mexico, the silent heroes of Turkey

 

Rescue dogs continue to work non-stop in earthquake-hit areas in southeastern Turkey as essential members of emergency response teams.

As true lifesavers, using their keen senses and training to bring hope and comfort to earthquake victims, they have succeeded in rescuing many people trapped under the rubble after a 7.7-magnitude earthquake hit Pazarcık district of Kahramanmaras province.

About nine hours later, a magnitude 7.6 earthquake centered in Elbistan of Kahramanmaraş shook the region, affecting several other provinces, including Adana, Adıyaman, Diyarbakır, Gaziantep, Hatay, Kilis, Malatya, Osmaniye and Sanlıurfa.

Kopuk saves 6 lives

As search and rescue efforts continue in Malatya, teams managed to rescue 60-year-old Meral Nakir, who was found on the first floor of a six-story building with the help of rescue dog Kopuk, who rescued her 77 hours after the earthquake.

Kopuk, Alex and the famous dogs of Mexico, the silent heroes of Turkey
The Köpük dog has so far rescued 6 people under the rubble

Kopuk works alongside the Disaster and Emergency Management Authority (AFAD) teams, helping them gain access to hard-to-reach areas in disasters.

After Kopuk reacted to the sound, the teams made contact with Nakir, who was trapped under the rubble. After carefully clearing the debris for 20 hours, a hole was opened to access the place where she was trapped. After being transported by volunteers to safety, she was taken to hospital by ambulance for medical treatment.

The teams carrying out the search and rescue efforts hugged each other and shed tears after the dramatic rescue. Soldiers, police, medical teams, AFAD, firefighters and health teams participated in the search and rescue.

Kopuk, who traveled from Vani to Malatya with the AFAD team to help earthquake victims, has rescued six people, four of whom were rescued from a collapsed building two days ago.

Hunting dog "Alex"

Ugur Şahin, a citizen of Malatya, who was also affected by the earthquakes in Kahramanmaras, supported the search and rescue efforts with his hunting dog named "Alex" in a building located in the center of the city.

Kopuk, Alex and the famous dogs of Mexico, the silent heroes of Turkey
Dog Alex and his owner Ugur Sahin

Sahin, who managed to escape from his house when the earthquake struck, took his wife and children to a safe area and then voluntarily participated in the rescue work carried out in the ruins of a building on "Tevfik Temelli" street with some of his his relative.

Together with his hunting dog Alex, who has been with him for about six years now, Sahin and his relatives continue to help the teams in drilling and digging up the debris. Alex did his part by picking up the scents of the victims buried in the crumbling concrete.

Kopuk, Alex and the famous dogs of Mexico, the silent heroes of Turkey
Dogs and rescue teams searching through the rubble of buildings destroyed by the earthquake

The teams follow  the dogs to Adana

Search and rescue efforts continue at a 14-story building in Adana that collapsed after the earthquake. In the efforts carried out by three different teams, including a search and rescue dog, the teams intensified their searches at the points indicated by the dogs.

Thanks to the dog's keen sense of smell, teams continue to save lives all the time. Meanwhile, family members of citizens trapped under the rubble watch and pray silently on the sidelines, while waiting for good news about their loved ones.

Famous dogs of Mexico

As countries around the globe send rescue teams to Turkey, Mexico has sent its highly trained rescue dogs, along with their trainers, to Turkey to help rescue operations find survivors after Monday's devastating earthquake.

Kopuk, Alex and the famous dogs of Mexico, the silent heroes of TurkeyKopuk, Alex and the famous dogs of Mexico, the silent heroes of TurkeyKopuk, Alex and the famous dogs of Mexico, the silent heroes of Turkey

The 16 dogs and their trainers, accompanied by search and rescue experts from the Mexican army and navy, members of the Red Cross and Foreign Ministry officials, landed in the Turkish state on Tuesday.

Mexico's search and rescue dogs have become symbols of the country's resilience and strength in the face of tragedy, especially after the 2017 earthquake in Mexico City that claimed hundreds of lives.

A famous dog from the Mexican search and rescue team named Frida, a yellow Labrador, became famous for saving 43 people before her retirement in 2019.

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