VOA标准英语2010年-Israeli Medical and Rescue Teams Arriv

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Two jumbo jets carrying Israeli personnel, equipment and supplies have arrived in Haiti to join in rescue and relief efforts. The 220-member Israeli delegation¹ includes 40 doctors and 24 nurses who will set up a field hospital that can treat 500 people a day. The hospital has two operating rooms, X-ray equipment, children's and maternity² wards³, and a pharmacy⁴.

"Of course, we have special expertise⁵ to deal with events of mass casualties; unfortunately we have that expertise because of the terror events that we suffered from," explained Israeli Foreign Ministry⁶ spokesman Shahar Arieli.   

The Israeli delegation also includes an elite⁷ army search and rescue team, which has experience both at home and abroad, including the Turkey Earthquake in 1999 and the bombing of the United States Embassy in Nairobi in 1998.

"It is relatively⁸ a small unit, but again, it has its experience from the past, so we hope to contribute. And every drop of help is needed in Haiti, and I think we can offer a lot," Arieli said.

Delfin Antonio Rodriguez, civil defense⁹ chief in neighboring Dominican Republic, says one of the major obstacles in helping¹⁰ the people of Haiti is the lack of functioning hospitals, most of which were destroyed by Tuesday's massive earthquake.