KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia, through the Special Malaysia Disaster Assistance and Rescue Team SMART, is one of the first countries to assist Turkiye in the search and rescue (SAR) of earthquake victims, with the team successfully mobilised within 24 hours.
Minister in the Prime Minister's Department Datuk Armizan Mohd Ali said that the 70-member team led by Commander Mohd Khairul Jamil arrived safely in Turkiye at 5.50am local time today .
"The Turkish government has so far requested help with regard to urban search and rescue, which is why we have sent the SMART team," he said in an exclusive interview on Bernama Radio. Mohd Armizan said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim, who has a good relationship with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, had instructed him and Wisma Putra to immediately coordinate teams to help following the disaster on Monday that had claimed over 2,300 lives so far.
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