Scots firefighters have told of the "biblical scenes" of disaster as they laid bare the devastation caused by the earthquakes in Turkey and Syria.
The four men from the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service joined the 77-strong UK rescue team dispatched to the two countries after massive tremors left buildings collapsed and tens of thousands of people dead. Watch commander John Aitchison, crew commander Steven Adams and firefighters Tony Armstrong and Keith Gauld have told of the destruction they witnessed during the 10-day search for survivors.
After the hero firefighters safely returned home they told of the moment a man hugged them after they recovered the body of his wife. Mr Aitchison, of Portlethen Training Centre in Aberdeen, said it was "like being in a film set" as the team was confronted with "utter carnage and biblical scenes which we'll never forget".
