The clock is ticking, says UK rescuer

According to Searle, UK ISAR rescue missions typically last 10 days, and the squad is "well aware the clock is ticking."

The clock is ticking, says UK rescuer

The difficulties that rescue teams are having on the ground in Turkey and Syria are now being discussed more frequently.

The UK International Search and Rescue Team (ISARNick )'s Searle described the past week as "very distressing" for the team.

A total of 77 trained emergency personnel from the UK ISAR, including firefighters, doctors, veterinarians, and structural engineers, have been sent to the worst-affected districts.

After seven days of working around the clock in icy temperatures to rescue victims from under the wreckage, Searle claimed that fatigue was "beginning to kick in."

According to Searle, UK ISAR rescue missions typically last 10 days, and the squad is "well aware the clock is ticking."

We don't force ourselves on the impacted country at all because we are self-sufficient for 10 days.

He told BBC Breakfast that "[the team] know [their] time out there is coming to an end and they know individuals who are stranded there probably just have a day or two left before we can get to them."