Searches continue for survivors of earthquakes in Turkey and Syria, but few have been found. More than 93 hours after the earthquake, rescuers pulled a 17-year-old boy alive from the rubble in Gaziantep, Turkey last night.
Shortly after midnight, a 10-year-old girl was rescued in Turkey’s Hatay province, Hurriyet reported. He was trapped under the rubble of a seven-story apartment complex for four days. The rescue operation was hampered by the fact that one arm was stuck under the concrete block. In the operation carried out under the rubble, that arm was cut off.
According to Habertürk’s report, a 65-year-old woman and her daughter were released after 92 hours in Kahramanmaraş.
The chances of finding survivors are reduced. Not only is the temperature below freezing at night in the region, but nearly three days have passed since most people were dehydrated. People still trying to be rescued were found earlier and given food and drink before the excavation.
The death toll exceeded 21 thousand
The death toll continues to rise. According to a recent census, there are around 21,000. Vice President Oktay stated that 17 thousand 674 people lost their lives and 72 thousand 879 people were injured in Turkey.
Search work continues under the rubble in Kahramanmaraş. Overseas Editor-in-Chief Gülşah Erçetin shows how many people spend their days on the street, in a tent or in a shop:
No new figures for Syria have been released. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights estimates that at least 3,480 people have died in the country: 1,570 in government-controlled areas and 1,910 in rebel-controlled areas of the country.
The King once again expresses his support
King Willem-Alexander once again expressed his support for the victims and their families. At the end of his tour with Queen Máxima and Princess Amalia, he described it as a “terrible drama”.
The king also spoke on behalf of Queen Máxima and her daughter Amalia. “Our thoughts are with the families of the victims, survivors and wounded who suffered terribly.” “But there are also Turkish and Syrian families here in the Netherlands.”
Thousands of rescuers are still on duty in the area, including aides from the Dutch rescue organization USAR. The king thanked the aides on the spot. “Our USAR team is working hard day and night to get people out of the wreckage alive. They use everything in the most difficult conditions.”
USAR also states that the chances of survivors being found are gradually decreasing. “We are able to give relatives more and more certainty that no one is living under the rubble,” the organization wrote in a post yesterday.
Baby Helen was pulled from the rubble 68 hours after the earthquake:
Source: NOS
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