A 17-year-old girl is rescued from the rubble in Turkey more than 10 days after earthquakes killed more than 39,000 people in the region.
The 17-year-old was rescued in Turkey’s southeastern Kahramanmaras province, broadcaster TRT Haber reported, 248 hours since the 7.8 magnitude earthquake that struck in the dead of night on Feb. 6.
While several people were also found alive in Turkey on Wednesday, reports of such rescues have become increasingly infrequent. Authorities in Turkey and Syria have not announced how many people are still missing. “Their parents are deceased,” said earthquake survivor Bayram Nacar, who stood waiting with other local men wearing masks as an excavator cleared a huge pile of shattered concrete and twisted metal rods behind the tree.
The Syrian government has declared the death toll in territory it controls as 1,414, saying this is the final tally.Mehmet Kaman / Anadolu Agency via Getty Images The aid effort in the northwest has been hampered by the conflict and many people there feel abandoned as aid heads to other parts of the sprawling disaster zone.
Earlier this week, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad granted approval for two additional crossings to be opened for aid — more than a week after the earthquake. The WHO has asked him to give approval for more access points to be opened.Ozan Kose / AFP via Getty Images
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