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At least three people, including two minors, have incredibly survived the debris of the devastating earthquake ten days after it hit parts of Turkey and Syria.
17-year-old Aleyna Ölmez survived the rubble in Turkey on Thursday, 248 hours after the February 6 earthquake, and was called a ‘miracle girl’ as rescue efforts shifted to recovery 10 days after the disaster. ” was called.
Following her rescue, 30-year-old Neslihan Kilic and 12-year-old boy Osman were rescued.
At least 43,885 people have died in Turkey and neighboring Syria after a powerful 7.8-magnitude earthquake, officials said. Efforts to rescue survivors have been hampered by the spell of cold winters across the quake-hit region, but officials have warned Syria, amid a deep humanitarian crisis exacerbated by years of political conflict. We are grappling with the logistical challenges of transporting aid to the Northwest.
At least 54 people have been arrested in the country in connection with buildings destroyed or damaged by the earthquake, Justice Minister Bekir Bozda said on Thursday, amid condemnation in Turkey over the extent of the damage.
Earlier Thursday, UN Secretary-General António Guterres announced a request for $1 billion over three months for Turkey’s earthquake relief efforts. This comes two days after the United Nations launched his emergency request for $397 million in earthquake aid to Syria, and humanitarian aid groups are seeking psychological and spiritual support in affected areas. It also covers his three-month period highlighting the need for comprehensive health services.
Crew members from Turkish state-run news channel TRT Haber visited teenage Aleyna Ölmez in her hospital room after the rescue operation and spoke with her, her doctors and family. Speaking from a hospital bed, cameras at TRT Harbor showed Alena’s eyes open, her body wrapped around her neck, and a tube inserted for supplemental oxygen. rice field.
Aliena was taken directly to the Kahramanmaras Stuk Imam University School of Medicine after rescue operations on Thursday.
The video showed Alena’s aunt and grandmother next to her bedside, touching her face and kissing her hand. A correspondent from TRT Harbor held out her hand to Alena with a microphone, and Alena shook her head and smiled.
Alaina’s doctor, Professor Dilber, told TRT Haber that she was very surprised at how well Alena was doing. ”
Dr. Dilber added: that’s right. ”
At the moment Alena was taken to the hospital, she was conscious and talking to doctors. “We did the necessary interventions. Body imaging was done, blood work was done. She was doing very well,” Dr. Dilber told TRT Haber.
“There was no hypothermia. Blood tests also showed very good renal function. Muscle enzymes were not very high. Fluid therapy was started immediately. Alena spoke to us very well,” he added.
Hacer Atlas, a member of the search and rescue team that saved the young earthquake victims, told Turkish state news agency Anadolu that they were able to reach Aleyna after a long and arduous effort.
“First we held her hand and then we took her out. He talked about the moment he found the
TRT Harbor later reported that Alena had been flown to Ankara, the capital of Turkey.
Kirich, a 30-year-old woman who was rescued Thursday, 258 hours after the quake, was also found in Kahra Mammaras, where she and her family lived on the seventh floor of an apartment complex in Ebral, according to her brother. . Gazi Yildirim, in-law.
Yurdilim told CNN Tak that her husband and two children, ages 2 and 5, were still under the rubble.
Despite the severity of the earthquake and the long wait to be rescued, Kirich was able to speak her name when rescuers pulled her out of the rubble, he said.
Yuldirim burst into tears when he told a CNN Turk reporter that they had already prepared Kirich’s grave.
“May Allah help others. She has two children and a husband who is still under the rubble,” said Yildirim.
Hours later, a 12-year-old boy named Osman was also rescued in southern Hatay province.
According to CNN Turk, Osman also appeared to be in relatively good condition and was found sitting in a pit surrounded by beams and debris. He was taken to the hospital for a medical examination.
Osman told rescuers there was another person at the same spot. After Osman was rescued, police stepped up their search for a second person by searching the area with guide dogs.
The three join a small group of earthquake survivors who defied predictions that survival was over earlier this week. On Tuesday, a 77-year-old woman was pulled alive from the rubble of Adiyaman city about 212 hours after the quake struck, Anadolu reported.
