A joint search and rescue exercise will be conducted under the "chairmanship of the Civil Defense Organization (SSTB)" of the pseudo-state and the chairmanship of the Turkish Interior Ministry's Disaster and Emergency Management Directorate (AFAD).
According to the GMP, the T/C press reports that the exercise will take place in the provinces of Nicosia, Famagusta, Kyrenia and Morphou on Wednesday, December 7, and includes an earthquake disaster scenario.
The exercise scenario involves a 7.7 magnitude earthquake[/B], the epicentre of which is Larnaca Bay. Teams from AFAD and the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Turkey UMKE will be deployed to the occupied areas as an international support element due to the inadequacy of domestic assets following the large-scale damage caused.
The exercise, which will be conducted under the "Protocol of Cooperation in the field of Disaster and Emergency Management" signed between "SSTB" and AFAD, will be conducted in order to test the procedure of teams going to the occupied areas, to ensure that they can work together and in harmony, and to ensure the exchange of knowledge and experience between the two institutions regarding these situations.
The exercise will involve 1 ambulance and 4 personnel from the occupation regime's so-called Ministry of Health, 1 helicopter and 6 personnel from the "Security Forces Command", 136 personnel and 28 vehicles from AFAD, 125 personnel and 90 vehicles from the "SSTB."
Source: Cyprus Times
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