Japan is an Island country in Asia and located in the Circum-Pacific seismic belt. Since 1900, the country has recorded more than 940 earthquakes of magnitude 6 or above, which have caused loss of life, injury and property damage. In…
International Collaboration on Humanitarian Assistance
Belt and Road Joint-Emergency Response Exercise 2023 In order to enhance the cooperation in the field of large-scale natural disasters, the Ministry of the Emergency Management (MEM) of China organized the ‘Belt and Road Joint-Emergency Response Exercise’ on 10–12 October…
Insight of RDC coordination in the Turkish earthquake
At approximately 01:17 (UTC) / 04:17hrs local time, on Monday, 6 February 2023 a massive 7.8 magnitude earthquake hit southern Turkey and northern Syria, shortly followed by a second 7.7 magnitude quake. This was the largest earthquake to hit the…
Emergency responder nutrition on duty
Bruce Wong It is well known that our body needs to absorb appropriate amounts of minerals from food and drink to maintain the normal functions of cells and organs. If viewed from another angle, food also mitigates psychological stress. Subject…
USAR Training Challenges – How to get closer to the actual life-saving operations
Experience from China National USAR Training Base On 6 February 2023, the 7.8-magnitude earthquakes struck Turkey, affecting the hearts of people all over the world. Many urban search and rescue (USAR) teams from the world joined together with local emergency…