Taha Erdem was destined to be among some of the first saved from the destroyed building in his hometown of Adiyaman.
Taha Erdem and his family were fast asleep when a 7.8-magnitude quake hit their hometown of Adiyaman in the early hours of Feb 6.
“I think this is the last video I will ever shoot for you,” he said from the tight space, his phone shaking in his hand as tremors rocked the collapsed building. “There are many things that I regret. May God forgive me of all my sins. If I get out of here alive today there are many things that I want to do. We are still shaking, yes. My hand isn’t shaking, it’s just the earthquake.”
Ten hours after the quake, his parents and siblings were also saved by local residents who dug at the wreck of the building with their bare hands and whatever tools they could find. The Erdems’ younger children - daughter Semanur, 13, and 9-year-old son Yigit Cinar - were sleeping in their parents’ room when the quake hit.
“I almost surrendered because I thought I will die,” he said from his hospital bed. “I thought: ‘There is no escape.’”
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