Portraits of earthquake rescue workers in Turkey – in pictures

According to the Turkish foreign ministry, 53 different countries sent rescue teams to Turkey after the earthquake on February 6. A total of 6636 foreign rescue workers assisted search and rescue operations in six Turkish cities affected by the earthquake.

Here we celebrate a handful of those working in Gaziantep, Turkey.

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