UAE President orders sending rescue team to Afghanistan

Abu Dhabi: Acting under the orders of the President His Highness Shaikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the UAE rescue team is off to Afghanistan to help search for survivors and rescue victims of the earthquake that hit the central area of the country on the dawn of Sunday.

Lieutenant Colonel Mohammad Al Nuaimi, the head of the Quick Intervention Team of the Abu Dhabi Police, heads the team that includes 56 expert paramedics. Sniffer dogs will be used to search for survivors, officials said.

Earlier also the UAE rescue team has travelled to Pakistan and Indonesia during similar catastrophes.

Major Al Nuaimi said he expected the team to spend several days at Afghanistan to help out the victims.