European rescue teams head to Turkey and Syria - in pictures


  • Members of International Search and Rescue Germany board a charter plane with a search dog at Cologne-Bonn airport, Germany. Reuters
    Members of International Search and Rescue Germany board a charter plane with a search dog at Cologne-Bonn airport, Germany. Reuters
  • Members of the Dutch search and rescue team USAR arrive at Eindhoven Air Base to board a cargo plane. AFP
    Members of the Dutch search and rescue team USAR arrive at Eindhoven Air Base to board a cargo plane. AFP
  • Fifty members of the HUNOR Hungarian Rescue Team in Budapest prepare to depart for Turkey. EPA
    Fifty members of the HUNOR Hungarian Rescue Team in Budapest prepare to depart for Turkey. EPA
  • Greek firefighters with rescue dogs wait to board a military plane at Elefsina Air Force Base, in western Athens, Greece. AP
    Greek firefighters with rescue dogs wait to board a military plane at Elefsina Air Force Base, in western Athens, Greece. AP
  • Czech urban search and rescue firefighters at Leos Janacek Airport in Czech Republic. AP
    Czech urban search and rescue firefighters at Leos Janacek Airport in Czech Republic. AP
  • Members of International Search and Rescue Germany at Cologne-Bonn airport, Germany. Reuters
    Members of International Search and Rescue Germany at Cologne-Bonn airport, Germany. Reuters
  • Swiss team with rescue dogs at Zurich Airport. EPA
    Swiss team with rescue dogs at Zurich Airport. EPA
  • A Greek rescue team departs from Elefsina military airport to arrive at the Incirlik airport base in Turkey. EPA
    A Greek rescue team departs from Elefsina military airport to arrive at the Incirlik airport base in Turkey. EPA
  • Spanish firefighters with their equipment at Barajas international airport in Madrid, Spain. AP
    Spanish firefighters with their equipment at Barajas international airport in Madrid, Spain. AP
  • Romanian rescue workers arrive at the military airbase near Bucharest, Romania, for a last briefing before being sent to southern Turkey. EPA
    Romanian rescue workers arrive at the military airbase near Bucharest, Romania, for a last briefing before being sent to southern Turkey. EPA