Doosan Group to send $1 million worth of disaster relief equipment to Turkey

Doosan Bobcat's skid loader is included among the disaster relief equipment provided to Turkey. [DOOSAN]

Doosan Group announced on Wednesday that the corporation will send around 1.25 billion won ($1 million) worth of Doosan Bobcat's construction equipment for disaster relief in Turkey.

Doosan plans to promptly deliver the equipment with the support of a local contractor, to be used for rescuing people and restoring basic infrastructure such as roads and buildings.

The equipment to be delivered includes skid loaders and excavators to remove debris and portable power generators and lighting equipment to be used at sites with no electricity.

"We hope these can provide practical help in disaster relief and damage repair," a spokesperson for Doosan said Wednesday.

Doosan Group has provided its equipment and donations to disaster relief sites in the past, including for Hurricane Katrina in 2005, the China earthquake in 2008, the Haiti earthquake in 2010, the Japan earthquake in 2011, the Philippines typhoon in 2013 and the Indonesia earthquake in 2018.

BY LEE SOO-KI [sohn.dongjoo@joongang.co.kr]