LEFKOSA - ''International Civilian Defense-2006 Exercise'' was performed in Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC), sources said on Tuesday.
63 civilian defense members from 20 countries attended the exercise as observers.
This was the first time that the exercise, arranged by TRNC Civilian Defense Organization Management, was in international level.
63 civilian defense staff from Afghanistan, Germany, Azerbaijan, Bolivia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Brazil, Bulgaria, France, South Africa, Britain, Israel, Kyrgyzstan, Macedonia, Malta, Pakistan, Poland, Singapore, Slovenia, Turkey and Jordan joined the exercise as observers.
Establishment of crisis centers in natural disasters, search and rescue activities in coordination with all related institutions and organizations, evacuation of people to secure regions, providing with housing, feeding and sheltering were performed in the exercise.