Rescue stories came from under the rubble of destroyed buildings in several states in southern Turkey, despite the passage of 6 days since the devastating earthquake that struck parts of the country and northern Syria, where today, Sunday, rescue teams managed to pull out a 7-month-old baby alive from under the rubble.
The Turkish Minister of Health, Fahrettin Koca, published a touching video of the moment the infant was rescued from under the rubble of a destroyed house in Hatay state, while he was receiving the necessary treatment.
Quja mentioned - through his Twitter account - that the child was called "Hamza", indicating that he had withstood under the rubble for about 140 hours, and the video clip documented the moment the child was rescued after his screams were heard by relief teams.
Hamza bebek yedi aylık.
140 saat sonra kurtarıldı.
Şimdi tedavisi için doktor amcalarına, ablalarına emanet.
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— Dr.
Fahrettin Koca (@drfahrettinkoca) February 12, 2023
Rescue teams in Hatay region succeeded in removing an 85-year-old woman from the rubble of her house, while she was still alive.
Footage broadcast by Turkish media and accounts showed the moment of the elderly arrival, and rescue teams were able to take her out and transfer her to the ambulance for treatment.
Turkish rescue workers also managed to pull a mother and her child alive from under the rubble in Hatay, before they were transferred to the hospital to receive the necessary treatment, according to the Anadolu Agency.
In the southern state of Adiyaman, rescuers pulled a girl alive from under the rubble after spending 153 hours under the rubble.
Turkish media broadcast scenes showing rescuers trying to get the girl out until they eventually managed to do so, and she was transferred to the hospital to monitor her health condition.
153. Saatte yeni mucize kurtuluş haberi Adıyaman'dan geldi.
Bir genç kız daha enkazdan kurtarıldı.
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- TRT Haber Canlı (@trthabercanli) February 12, 2023