here and now 08/23/1999 (1999)

Russian rescuers took part in an operation to help and deal with the aftermath of the August 17, 1999 earthquake near the Turkish city of Izmit.

The participant of the rescue operation in Guldzhuk Stanislav Suanov tells about the fulfillment of the task, about difficulties encountered, about interaction with the rescue services of other states.

Video footage of the work of the rescuers of the Ministry of Emergency Situations during the fire extinguishing at the oil refinery in Turkey; Consequences of the earthquake: destroyed buildings in the city of Gulzhuk;  Rescuers of the Ministry of Emergency Situations make their way through the obstructions of the building, pull out the surviving woman, provide first aid.