93 members of the Mexican Army and Air Force, among others, are working in the affected areas. | Photo: La Jornada

Ankara, February 10 (RHC)-- Mexican Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrard acknowledged the work being done by Mexican rescuers who arrived in Türkiye on Wednesday.  The rescue work continues without rest, with the Mexican brigade on Thursday rescuing alive a 70-year-old woman who was trapped after the 7.8 magnitude earthquake that shook the country.

Members of the Mexican Army rescued an elderly woman who spent four days under the rubble of a building collapsed by the disaster, which has so far caused tens of thousands deaths injuries in the nation.

According to official sources, 93 members of the Mexican Army and Air Force, 37 members of the Frida Rescue Group, belonging to the Ministry of the Navy, 15 specialists of the Red Cross and five officials of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs are working in the different affected areas.

As this is the first rescue by the Mexican team, the Mexican Foreign Affairs Minister, Marcelo Ebrard, acknowledged the work being carried out by the Mexican rescuers who arrived in Türkiye on Wednesday.

In this sense, the Foreign Minister had informed that the central nucleus of the Mexican team are the 16 canine binomials that will help locate people under the rubble, among them the trained dogs July, Orly, Balam and Rex.

Ilhan Kemal, Türkiye's ambassador in Mexico, said that "the most important thing is to save lives.  It has been 60 hours since the earthquake, we are fighting second by second, pulling people out of the rubble and the most important thing is rescue teams, medicines and electricity generators."   "They are doing an excellent job on Turkish soil, they are rescuing people," Ilhan Kemal appreciated.