Engineers have been tasked by the Ministry of Environment to start assessment of the damage and evaluate the condition of buildings. International Response 4. Many offers for international assistance have been made. OCHA has not been requested to inform on the need for international search and rescue support for this emergency. A Turkish search and rescue team, composed of 20 persons, arrived in Athens in the early morning of 8 September.
Additional teams are ready to intervene, at the request of the Greek authorities.
A Swiss advance team of 7 persons and 3 search dogs arrived in Greece in the early morning of 8 September. Ukraine dispatched a rescue team of 28 persons, dogs and specialised equipment in the early afternoon of 8 September. OCHA maintains close contact with the Permanent Mission of Greece in Geneva for further information. Ingrid Nordstrom-Ho, Direct Tel.