A four-member dog squad comprising Julie, Romio, Honey and Rambo is part of rescue operations in earthquake-hit Turkey with their 101-member NDRF colleagues
This Labrador breed dog squad is specially trained and are expert in sniffing and other critical skills required during rescue operations in disaster-hit regions
On Tuesday, the squad left from India for Turkey with two separate NDRF teams; a 51-member team arrived in Turkey in the morning, and another 51-membered team arrived by the evening
This dog squad is working along with the NDRF teams in the search and rescue operations in the affected regions of Turkey after the massive earthquake that hit Turkey and Syria on Monday
NDRF Director General Atul Karwal told ANI that the dog squad and NDRF team members are self-contained in all respect and are equipped with all the necessary search and rescue and personal safety equipment
On Tuesday, the Ministry of Home Affairs said that the Government of India is committed to providing all necessary assistance in this crisis to the Government of Turkey to cope with the disaster caused by the earthquake
Turkey's Earthquake rescue operation is the fourth international disaster NDRF is helping with after the Nepal earthquake in 2015
After a 7.8 Magnitude Earthquake hit Turkey and Syria on Monday, the death toll has reached over 5,000 mark, along with the massive destruction of infrastructure in the country