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  • Man pulled out of rubble 160 hours after large Turkey earthquake

    The toll from the earthquake that struck Turkey and Syria on February 5, rose above 34,000 and regarded set to continue to grow as probabilities of discovering survivors grew extra distant.

    Antaktya,UPDATED: Feb 13, 2023 13:09 IST

    The toll from the earthquake that struck Turkey and Syria on February 5 has surpassed 34,000. (Image: AP)

    By Reuters: Rescue groups from Russia, Kyrgyzstan and Belarus pulled a person alive from a collapsed constructing on Sunday 160 hours after the earthquake in Turkey, Russia’s Ministry of Emergency Situations mentioned.

    “Rescue work to remove the man from the rubble lasted more than four hours,” the ministry mentioned on the Telegram messaging platform on Monday, alongside a video exhibiting rescuers pulling a person from the rubble and carrying him away.

    “The work was carried out at night with a risk to life coming from a possible collapse of structures.”

    The toll from the earthquake that struck Turkey and Syria on Feb. 5, rose above 34,000 and regarded set to continue to grow as probabilities of discovering survivors grew extra distant.

    Russia despatched a staff of rescuers final week to Turkey and Syria after Russian President Vladimir Putin talked to the leaders of each international locations.

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    Feb 13, 2023

  • Turkey earthquake: Teen trapped underneath rubble for 94 hours drank urine to outlive

    A 17-year-old teen, who obtained trapped underneath the rubble on Monday, was rescued within the Turkish metropolis of Gaziantep after nearly 4 days.

    New Delhi,UPDATED: Feb 11, 2023 09:16 IST

    After being trapped underneath the rubble for almost 4 days, Adnan Muhammet Korkut was lastly rescued. (Image: Twitter)

    By India Today Web Desk: In the wake of the devastating earthquake that rocked Turkey and Syria, a 17-year-old boy, who obtained trapped underneath the rubble on Monday, was rescued after nearly 4 days.

    The teen mentioned that whereas he was trapped, he “drank his own urine and ate his family’s flowers to survive”, in line with a report in ABC News.

    Adnan Muhammet Korkut was caught underneath the particles for not less than 94 hours within the Turkish metropolis of Gaziantep. He was asleep in his household’s house when the quake hit, and he then “got into the foetal position”.

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    As the seek for survivors carried on, Korkut mentioned he was “hearing voices, but I was worried they couldn’t hear me”, ABC information reported.

    But after 4 days, he was lastly freed.

    The 7.8 magnitude earthquake has claimed greater than 24,000 lives in Turkey and Syria. Victims, younger and previous, proceed to be rescued greater than 100 hours after the catastrophe struck, though hopes are ­fading for these nonetheless trapped underneath the rubble.

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    Published On:

    Feb 11, 2023