Orange Helmets in Turkey
One team's mission to pull life from under the rubble in Turkey
Orange Helmets in Turkey follows a Dutch rescue team sent to Hatay, one of the Turkish regions worst affected by the earthquake. We observe the Orange Helmet team as they access the region and begin the painstaking and dangerous work of seeking out survivors under the rubble.
Ultimately the Orange Helmeted Dutch rescuers pulled 12 victims from the rubble of the earthquake. It was a record for any team in the area. There are wonderful moments, as when after 96 hours a small boy is finally dragged from under the concrete piled above him. But also we see the tragedies, the woman so close to being saved, who dies just as the Orange Helmets reach her. Throughout, we remain close to the Dutch team and come to understand what motivates them and why and how they do this work. And what comes across powerfully is that earthquake emergency work is not as the news pictures would indicate, frenetic labours with multiple rescues. Rather, we come to understand, after the quake has struct most victims are beyond rescue, and those that remain alive are not easy to find, or help.
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