Earthquake in Turkey: the miraculous rescue of two little brothers buried in the rubble for 84 hours

rescue teams Two brothers, aged five and eleven, were rescued from the rubble. who had been trapped in the ruins of a building in southeast Turkey for 84 hours.

Both minors were hospitalized and are undergoing medical tests, NTV reported on Thursday.

Rescue teams from Kahramanmaras province first heard voices and then concentrated their efforts on the collapsed building under which the brothers were buried.

to hatai three other people were rescued alive after 84 hours under the rubble, state-run Anadolu News Agency reported.

Among those rescued were two minors, Mahir, a twelve-year-old boy and Hilal, an eight-year-old girl, who survived under the rubble for more than 80 hours.

The mother was with them and was told to release her children first. There is no news whether the mother was saved or not.

Rescuers are doing their best right now as experts warn that after 72 hours, hope of finding more survivors is fading.

Monday’s earthquakes have so far claimed nearly 19,400 lives, including 16,170 in Turkey and 3,192 in Syria.

The severe warning of Unicef

In Turkey the number of children left alone, between orphans and those still looking for their parents, is between 1,000 and 5,000.

“The number of children left without a family is increasing dramatically. We started the first day with 500 children and now we are between 1,000 and 5,000 because these numbers are increasing every day. When parents are taken to hospital, many times it happens that they don’t survive, and this is happening in all provinces,” explained Regina De Domicis, Turkey manager for Unicef.

On the other hand, around 700 orphaned children were already living in orphanages before the earthquake. For 496, the transfer to safe places has already been completed, while for 204 it is in progress.

Sources EFE and ANSA