ANTAKYA, Turkey - It had already been more than the critical 72 hours seen as a cutoff point for finding Turkish earthquake...
For Melda and others in Antakya, a city in one of the most affected provinces, Hatay, the biting cold worsened an already desolate situation.
Without him, said his co-workers, the operation could not have been carried out. He knows his way around dark, narrow spaces. Then, all of a sudden, they reached the cold, bruised, young girl, but very much alive, and gently brought her to a waiting ambulance. Several rescuers, wearing helmets, covered in dust and with tired faces, held the stretcher, protecting Melda with a blanket against the cold and prying eyes.
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