The rescue crews in Turkey are fighting against time, weather conditions and aftershocks, in order to get as many people alive from the ruins, left behind by the 7.8 Richter earthquake.

A team of 21 firefighters with two rescue dogs and a special rescue vehicle is departing in the next few hours as aid mission to Türkiye, which has been hit by a very strong earthquake. At Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis orders, Greece immediately responded to Turkey's request to send aid to deal with the devastating consequences of the 7.8 Richter earthquake that stroke in the early hours of Monday in Southeast Turkey and Syria.

Greece's response to the Albanian government's request for assistance was immediate.