IDF sends aid mission to earthquake-stricken Albania

Team of reservists and regular soldiers will join international efforts with a focus on surveying buildings to find whether they remained structurally sound after the quake. 
The Israel Defense Forces announced early Tuesday that it had dispatched an aid mission to earthquake-stricken Albania after a devastating temblor last month killed 51 people and destroyed thousands of buildings.
“We just dispatched an IDF humanitarian aid delegation to Albania following the devastating earthquake that took 50+ lives and left thousands injured,” the army tweeted.

 
The IDF said the team, consisting of 10 regular and reserve troops will focus on surveying buildings to find whether they remained structurally sound after the quake.
The team, led by the army’s Home Front Command and assisted by the Foreign Ministry would also advise local authorities on how to manage the disaster, the army said.
The IDF has a long history of participating in internationals aid efforts following earthquakes and natural disasters, most recently sending large teams to assist Mexico following a devastating 2017 quake and Brazil after the Minais Gerais dam collapse.
The IDF team will join with dozens of structural engineers from Europe and elsewhere are heading to Albania to help rebuild the country, officials said Monday.
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https://www.timesofisrael.com/idf-sends-aid-mission-to-earthquake-strick...
 

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