A two-month-old baby was pulled out of the rubble of the earthquake that struck Turkey after 128 hours, the Turkish agency Anadolu reported.
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Two women were pulled alive from the rubble in Turkey after being trapped for 122 hours following the earthquake that hit the country and neighboring Syria. The two rescues took place in Kahramanmaras and Diyarbakir.
Miracle in Türkiye: In addition to the newborn, two women were also saved
The death toll from two powerful earthquakes measuring 7.8 and 7.6 on February 6th that struck southern Turkey and northern Syria has reached nearly 26, while rescue operations have continued for over five days.
In particular, according to the Authority for Disaster and Emergency Management (AFAD), 20.665 people have lost their lives and over 63 have been injured in Turkish territories. The Turkish Authority also explained that since the violent tremors of February 6, 1.891 aftershocks have occurred in the area.
Meanwhile, in Syria the death toll recorded so far stands at 5.189, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR), a London-based non-governmental organization with a vast network of sources on the ground, according to which the toll is set to exceed 7 victims in Syria alone.
The so-called “White Helmets”, the civil defence organisation that operates in the earthquake-stricken areas not controlled by the Damascus regime, said yesterday that there were no indications of survivors under the rubble and announced the completion of the search and rescue operations and the transition to the search and recovery phase.
Article published on 11 February 2023 - 12:21
