Turkey-Syria earthquake: Survivors cheat dying for 200 hours, provide ray of hope

More than per week after a robust earthquake hit Turkey and Syria, killing greater than 40,000 individuals, survivors are nonetheless being pulled out from the rubble.

New Delhi,UPDATED: Feb 15, 2023 15:22 IST

A toy bear is seen on a pile of bricks and concrete within the aftermath of a lethal earthquake in Elbistan, Turkey (Photo: Reuters)

By Gaurav C Sawant: Survivors are nonetheless being pulled from the rubble in Turkey and Syria, greater than per week after a robust earthquake toppled 1000’s of houses, killing greater than 41,000 individuals. Survivors within the quake-hit nations are being pulled out from the ruins after 200 hours, providing a glimmer of hope of discovering extra survivors.

The catastrophe has ravaged cities in each nations, leaving many survivors homeless in near-freezing winter temperatures. Voices may very well be heard from beneath the rubble. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has declared a state of emergency in ten provinces for 3 months.

Two individuals had been rescued alive from the rubble in Turkey’s Hatay on Tuesday, eight days after a devastating earthquake hit the nation.

Rescuers had been seen transporting a person and a girl who had been caught below the rubble.

More than per week after the earthquake, the main target of the help effort has shifted to serving to individuals now struggling with out shelter or sufficient meals within the bitter chilly.

In Syria, a 65-year-old survivor waved to rescuers after being trapped for 208 hours below the rubble.

“We’re coming, we will save you,” rescuers instructed the 65-year-old survivor trapped below rubble for eight days.

Rescue footage from the Kocaeli Municipality Fire Department confirmed a 65-year-old Syrian survivor trapped below the rubble for over 208 hours in Hatay’s Antakya district, waved to rescuers after being discovered alive on Tuesday.

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A Syrian man and a younger lady had been rescued from the rubble of their collapsed constructing on the eight day since a devastating earthquake struck the area, Reuters tv confirmed.

Emergency employees hoped additional members of the family can be pulled out alive quickly. The pair’s rescue takes the variety of survivors pulled from ruins on Tuesday to 9.

On Monday, rescuers pulled a 13-year-old boy out from below the rubble of a collapsed constructing in Turkey’s southern Hatay province on

The teenager held a rescuer’s hand as he was positioned on a stretcher, head braced, and lined for heat, earlier than he was moved into an ambulance.

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan has acknowledged issues within the preliminary response to the 7.8 magnitude quake that struck early on Feb. 6 however has mentioned the scenario is now below management.

“We are facing one of the greatest natural disasters not only in our country but also in the history of humanity,” Erdogan mentioned in a televised speech in Ankara.

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Feb 15, 2023