According to experts, support and interventions without the necessary coordination increase the turmoil. In addition, experts state that due to the importance of the issue, it is imperative to organize a disaster logistics urgently. Stating that random support and interventions without coordination could not achieve their purpose, on the contrary, they increased the chaos, the authorities underlined the need for an urgent disaster logistics organization within both NGOs and public institutions.
Experts warned of organization and highlighted the following priorities:
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AFAD and NGOs should have logistics units
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Pre-disaster simulation studies should be done
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The entire logistics process should be carried out by experts
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The routes of disaster response vehicles and vehicles carrying aid materials should be determined
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Pre-reserved, trained, traffic teams should be used
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Roads should be planned to provide transition to forest areas to critical prevention routes in case of fire
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Regional 'disaster logistics warehouses' should be established
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Collected aid should be delivered to the right place at the right time
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Gathering zones should be created for support teams
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Disaster logistics departments should be opened and experts in this field should be trained
Leading NGOs and companies in the logistics sector mobilized to support the firefighting and this time they are carrying aid. While some companies carried relief supplies to the region free of charge, others sent their vehicles for firefighting work.
