KAHRAMANMARAS, Türkiye: A teenage girl was pulled alive from the rubble in Türkiye on Thursday (Feb 16), more than 10 days after an earthquake that has killed more than 42,000 people in the country and neighbouring Syria, as families of those still missing await news of their fate. The 17-year-old was re
KAHRAMANMARAS, Türkiye: A teenage girl was pulled alive from the rubble in Türkiye on Thursday , more than 10 days after an earthquake that has killed more than 42,000 people in the country and neighbouring Syria, as families of those still missing await news of their fate.
Footage showed her being carried on a stretcher to an ambulance covered with a gold coloured thermal blanket. While several people were also found alive in Türkiye on Wednesday, reports of such rescues have become increasingly frequent. Authorities in Türkiye and Syria have not announced how many people are still missing.
In the Turkish city of Kahramanmaras, a photo of two missing boys had been tied to a tree close to the block of flats where they lived.
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