Still, the death poll has surpassed 22,000 as more bodies are being pulled from the rubble. Read more at straitstimes.com.
KIRIKHAN, Turkey – Rescuers pulled a woman alive on Friday, 105 hours after tonnes of concrete, metal and other debris rained down on her following a massive earthquake that wrought so much death and destruction across Turkey and Syria.
“The woman pulled through. She didn’t give up,” rescue dog handler Tamara Reither said as crowds applauded. “We are all so grateful that she is lying in this ambulance now. I have no words.” In the 105th hour, rescuers pulled 18-month-old Yusuf Huseyin from the debris in the south-eastern city of Antakya. Twenty minutes later, they rescued seven-year-old Muhammed Huseyin, NTV news channel reported.
Two dozen children aged 11 to 14 from the island, along with 10 parents, four teachers and a volleyball coach, were in Turkey for a school tournament and had been staying in a hotel that was destroyed.In a region home to many displaced and traumatised by Syria’s civil war, worries were growing over the many people left without shelter amid freezing temperatures.
Outlawed Kurdish militants are temporarily suspending “operations” in Turkey after the massive quake in the country and Syria. “This is the moment of unity. It’s not a moment to politicise or to divide but it is obvious that we need massive support,” Guterres said.
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