At a farewell ceremony for the team at Hatay airport, Vietnamese Ambassador to Turkey Do Son Hai said that the work of the Vietnamese rescuers helped to foster bilateral relations.

He said the team has been widely praised and has won the trust of local residents and authorities and other international forces.

The rescue team is about to depart from Hatay to Istanbul (Photo: Van Hieu/VOV)

From February 13 to February 22 in Hatay province, the VPA team searched 31 locations in Antakya, helping to discover 15 sites with victims trapped under the rubble, including two places with signs of survival.

During that effort, they coordinated with the Bahraini and Mexican teams to discover three sites containing 10 bodies.

The army medical team examined and provided first aid and medicine to 7 rescuers from other countries who were injured while on duty. During the mission, leaders of the delegation shared experience with 9 other international rescue teams, including those of China, India, Italy, and Pakistan.