More Chinese rescue teams set off for quake-hit Türkiye(1/6)

Six members of Shenzhen Rescue Volunteers Federation prepare to depart for Hong Kong in Shenzhen, south China's Guangdong Province, Feb. 8, 2023. (Photo: China News Service/Chen Wen)

The team headed for Türkiye via Hong Kong on Wednesday to participate in earthquake relief efforts. The number of fatalities from Monday's devastating earthquakes that struck Türkiye and Syria has surpassed 15,000.

Six members of Shenzhen Rescue Volunteers Federation prepare to depart for Hong Kong in Shenzhen, south China's Guangdong Province, Feb. 8, 2023. (Photo: China News Service/Chen Wen)

Members from Blue Sky Rescue prepare to depart from the Wuhan Tianhe International Airport in Wuhan, central China's Hubei Province, Feb. 8, 2023, for quake-hit Türkiye. (Photo: China News Service/Zhang Chang)

Members from Blue Sky Rescue prepare to depart from the Wuhan Tianhe International Airport in Wuhan, central China's Hubei Province, Feb. 8, 2023, for quake-hit Türkiye. (Photo: China News Service/Zhang Chang)

Members from Blue Sky Rescue prepare to depart from the Wuhan Tianhe International Airport in Wuhan, central China's Hubei Province, Feb. 8, 2023, for quake-hit Türkiye. (Photo: China News Service/Zhang Chang)

Members from Blue Sky Rescue prepare to depart from the Wuhan Tianhe International Airport in Wuhan, central China's Hubei Province, Feb. 8, 2023, for quake-hit Türkiye. (Photo: China News Service/Zhang Chang)