The 26-strong AFAD team is part of the Turkish relief effort that arrived in Nepal on Sunday, a day after the country was hit by a 7.8-magnitude earthquake that has claimed nearly 4,000 lives, including dozens in neighboring India and Tibet.
The Turkish Red Crescent sent blankets, tents and six tonnes of food, flown in by Turkish Airlines, from Pakistan and Bangladesh, while the National Medical Rescue Organization, known by its Turkish acronym UMKE, has sent 10 highly trained staff.
