While desperate rescue operations are in full swing in Turkey and Syria, hit by the devastating earthquake, a girl is being rescued in about 162 hours, far exceeding the golden time of 72 hours, adding to the impression of the world.
According to Reuters and the British Daily Guardian on the 12th (local time), Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamolu said that a teenage girl named Aise was safely rescued from Hatay 162 hours after the earthquake.
The 72-hour ‘golden time’, which is said to be difficult to rescue because it is difficult to survive beyond this time, as well as the rescue was successful in a situation that exceeded 100 hours.
In addition to Ise, news of miraculous rescues well beyond the golden time continues.
Istanbul City Hall said on the same day that a 10-year-old girl, Qidi, was rescued 147 hours after the earthquake struck in Hatay Province, southern Turkey.
A video released by Istanbul City Hall shows rescuers rescuing Cuddi from a hole in a collapsed building. Cuddy, who was covered in cement and dust, was called a ‘miracle child’ and was moved to an ambulance with the help of rescuers and immediately taken to the hospital.
CNN Turk also introduced the story of a woman named Sadet Koskun who was rescued after 159 hours in a village in Gaziantep, near the epicenter.
The activities of the international rescuers dispatched to Turkey also shined. Romanian rescuers rescued Mustafa Sarigul, a 35-year-old man from the rubble of a six-story building. Sarigul is known to have been rescued after 149 hours of burial.
According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Korean relief team rescued an additional 17-year-old man and a 51-year-old woman that day. The rescued man was unconscious, and the woman was in good health. With this, the Korean relief team has rescued a total of eight survivors since the rescue operation began on the 9th.
There was also news of the rescue of young children. On that day, a 7-month-old child was miraculously rescued in Hatay. Video released by Turkey’s health authorities showed the bruised and dusty child being carried on a stretcher to an ambulance.
In central Hatay, a 5-year-old girl and her father were rescued. A video released by Kocaeli state authorities shows rescuers reassuring a girl trapped in the rubble by telling her, “Beautiful girl, we’re here to get you out.”
Meanwhile, it is estimated that hundreds of children lost their parents in the earthquake. According to data released by the Ministry of Welfare of Turkey, 263 of the children rescued as of the last 10 days have not been contacted by their parents. Of these, 162 are currently receiving hospital treatment and 101 have been transferred to facilities after discharge.
So far, the death toll in the two countries has exceeded 33,000. The death toll rose to 29,605 in Turkey and 3,574 in Syria, bringing the total to 33,179, and the United Nations warns the final death toll could at least double.
Source: Donga
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