Speaking from the southern Turkish city of Adana, Col Chew said morale remains high after these rescues.of officers from Operation Lionheart on Saturday, Col Chew said that teams are now being split up to ensure adequate rest before the officers' deployments., with the United Nations expecting the death toll to at least double."One of the main challenges we're facing over here is the weather," said Col Chew when asked about obstacles the team from Singapore had to overcome.
SCDF prepared five portable power generators, as well as 24 boxes of transportation carriers containing USAR equipment , medical supplies, field rations, and tentage to be brought over to Türkiye. The training done in Singapore is"sufficient" to mete out assistance to countries affected by earthquakes, he added.
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