Hospital on military ship treats earthquake victims in Turkey
(15 Feb 2023) FOR CLEAN VERSION SEE STORY NUMBER: 4419571 RESTRICTION SUMMARY: ASSOCIATED PRESS Dortyol - 14 February 2023 1. Various of Bayraktar military ship docking HEADLINE: Hospital on military ship treats quake victims in Turkey 2. Ambulance arriving at pier ANNOTATION: A makeshift hospital has been set up on a military ship to share the healthcare burden after the disastrous earthquake in Turkey. 3. Ambulance reversing in ship 4. Various of visitors at makeshift hospital ANNOTATION: The Bayraktar-class tank landing ship delivers medical help to residents of Iskenderun and the surroundings, which have been heavily damaged. 5. Various of doctors and patients at the hospital ANNOTATION: The makeshift hospital houses doctors, surgeries and diagnostic rooms. They are much needed facilities as local healthcare sites have been overwhelmed. 6. SOUNDBITE (Turkish) Berat Cetiner, Hatay resident: “There is no available hospital in my neighbourhood. The closest one is the Hatay Dortyol Hospital, but it is full of injured people by the quake. That’s why they can’t provide help to people like me. Instead of that hospital, we prefer this kind of makeshift hospital.” 7. Patients on hospital beds 8. Various of doctor examining children of Yesim Cinar ANNOTATION: The earthquake survivors can also visit doctors for diagnosis and treatment of common illnesses. 9. SOUNDBITE (Turkish) Yesim Cinar, mother of two in Hatay: “Me and my two children have flu. We couldn’t take care of ourselves because of the earthquake, that’s why we got sick. It hurts our throats, and we'd heard about this place." 10. Woman being pushed in wheelchair ANNOTATION: Since opening, more than 2,000 people have been able to access medical treatment aboard the 300 bed floating makeshift hospital. 11. Various of people boarding warship STORYLINE: A makeshift hospital has been set up on a Turkish military ship to get medical help to residents of Iskanderun and its surroundings. The Bayraktar-class tank landing ship is housing doctors', surgery, and diagnostics rooms - much needed facilities with local healthcare sites having been overwhelmed treating survivors of a 7.8 magnitude earthquake. Those who survived the quake can visit paediatricians, surgeons, orthopaedists and get X-rays, ultrasound, electrocardiogram or injections on the ship. The floating hospital has a capacity of 300 beds, and more than 2,000 people have so far been able to access medical treatment there. The death toll from the disaster that hit both Turkey and Syria and overpassed 35,000 on Tuesday. AP video by Tanya Titova =========================================================== Clients are reminded to adhere to all listed restrictions and to check the terms of their licence agreements. For further assistance, please contact the AP Archive on: Tel +44(0)2074827482 Email: [email protected]. Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter: / ap_archive Facebook: / aparchives Instagram: / apnews You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/you...
