In Turkey, during search and rescue operations, at least four people were found alive after spending more than 200 hours under the rubble after the February 6 earthquake.
In Adiaman, rescuers removed 12-year-old Berat from the rubble, who spent about 207 hours under the rubble. The boy’s family has not yet been found.
In Kahramanmarash, a 35-year-old woman was rescued from the rubble 205 hours after the earthquake. According to Anadol, to get to her, the rescuers had to lay a five-meter tunnel.
• İsabey Apartmanı’nın enkazında çalışma yapan JAK timi, Ayşegül Bayır ile iletişim kurdu
• Yaklaşık 5 meter tunnel açıldıKahramanmaraş’ın Onikişubat ilçesinde, 35 yaşındaki Ayşegül Bayır, depremin 205. saatinde kurtarıldı https://t.co/aWm3mXrsdmpic.twitter.com/AlmAnBZEFR
— ANADOLU AJANSI (@anadoluajansi) February 14, 2023
An hour earlier, in the city of Antakya, rescuers pulled out a woman named Muna from the rubble of the house, who spent about 204 hours under the rubble. Shortly before this, rescuers found 26-year-old Emine living in the same house.
Anadolu also reports on three young people who were found alive 198 hours after the earthquake. So, 18-year-old Mohammed was pulled out from under the rubble of a seven-story building in the city of Adiaman.
Two more were found in Kahramanmarash. To save 17-year-old Muhammad and his 21-year-old brother Baki, a five-meter tunnel was laid. The brothers’ mother was found alive under the rubble of the building two days ago.
• İsabey Apartmanı’nın enkazında çalışma yapan JAK timi, Ayşegül Bayır ile iletişim kurdu
• Yaklaşık 5 meter tunnel açıldıKahramanmaraş’ın Onikişubat ilçesinde, 35 yaşındaki Ayşegül Bayır, depremin 205. saatinde kurtarıldı https://t.co/aWm3mXrsdmpic.twitter.com/AlmAnBZEFR
— ANADOLU AJANSI (@anadoluajansi) February 14, 2023
Recall that on February 6, a strong earthquake occurred in Turkey, due to which, according to the latest data, 35,418 people died and almost 196,000 more were injured.
In neighboring Syria, also hard hit by the quake, thousands of dead and injured are reported. Al-Jazeera writes, citing the UN and local authorities, that the death toll has exceeded 5.8 thousand people. In turn, Al-Hadat reports 3,700 dead and almost 15,000 wounded.
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Source: Racurs
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