A sniffer dog is led by his handler to search for trapped survivors on the ruins of a collapsed building In Kahramanmaras, southern Türkiye, on Feb. 7, 2023. (Photo by Mustafa Kaya/Xinhua)
ANKARA, Feb. 9 (Xinhua) -- Rescue operations were intensified in the regions in Türkiye that were hit on Monday by two massive earthquakes which have so far killed over 17,000 people as of Thursday.
Sniffer dogs have been widely used by search and rescue teams to look for survivors buried under the rubbles of collapsed buildings in the quake-hit regions. Such trained animals have proven to be very effective in detecting the trapped victims as they can sniff the smell of humans and help save more lives during quake rescue missions.
A member of the China Search and Rescue Team interacts with a sniffer dog before starting quake rescue operations in the southern province of Hatay, Türkiye, on Feb. 8, 2023. (Xinhua/Shadati)
A rescuer leads a sniffer dog to take part in rescue operations in Adiyaman, Türkiye, on Feb. 8, 2023. (Photo by Mustafa Kaya/Xinhua)
Rescuers carry out rescue operations with a sniffer dog among the rubble of collapsed buildings in Adiyaman, Türkiye, on Feb. 8, 2023. (Photo by Mustafa Kaya/Xinhua)
A German shepherd dog is seen with his Turkish handler during a quake rescue mission in Kahramanmaras, southern Türkiye, on Feb. 8, 2023. ■
