Chinese enterprises operating in Türkiye are racing against time to organize rescue teams and deploy heavy-duty machinery to earthquake-hit areas.

The first batch of rescue teams and five heavy excavators sent by one firm, Zoomlion Heavy Industry, arrived in Hatay province on February 7 to join local search and aid teams. 

The earthquake has killed more than 20,000 people in Türkiye, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on February 11.