ANTAKYA, Türkiye: Rescuers in Türkiye pulled several children alive from collapsed buildings on Monday (Feb 13), a week after the country's worst earthquake in modern history, but hopes of many more survivors were fading and criticism of the authorities grew. In one city, rescuers were digging a tunnel t
ANTAKYA, Türkiye: Rescuers in Türkiye pulled several children alive from collapsed buildings on Monday , a week after the country's worst earthquake in modern history, but hopes of many more survivors were fading and criticism of the authorities grew.
In a sign of hope, a 13-year-old was pulled out alive after spending 182 hours under the rubble of a collapsed building in Türkiye's southern Hatay province on Monday, his head braced, and covered for warmth, before he was moved into an ambulance. "I have a very strong feeling we are going to get them," said Burcu Baldauf, head of the Turkish voluntary healthcare team."It’s already a miracle. After seven days, they are there with no water, no food and in good condition."
The total death toll in Syria, a nation ravaged by more than a decade of civil war, has reached 5,714, including those who died in a rebel enclave and government-held areas. Dozens of residents and overwhelmed first responders who spoke to Reuters expressed bewilderment at a lack of water, food, medicine, body bags and cranes in the disaster zone, with many criticising an overly slow and centralised response by Türkiye's Disaster and Emergency Management Authority .
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