here and now №1 23.08.1999 (1999)

Russian rescuers took part in the operation to provide assistance and eliminate the consequences of the earthquake that occurred on August 17, 1999 near the Turkish city of Izmit.

Stanislav Suanov, a participant in the rescue operation in Gulcuk, talks about the implementation of the assigned task, the difficulties that had to be faced, and interaction with rescue services of other countries.

Video footage of the work of the EMERCOM rescuers during the extinguishing of a fire at an oil refinery in Turkey; the aftermath of the earthquake: destroyed buildings in the city of Gulcuk; EMERCOM rescuers make their way through the rubble of the building, pull out a surviving woman, and provide first aid.