Other miraculous rescues in Turkey: two young people were pulled from under the rubble 11 days after the earthquake

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It’s been 11 days since then tragic earthquake which affected much of the southeast Turkeybordering with Syriaand still continue miraculous rescues among the rubble. This Thursday, two young women were rescued after more than 250 hours on the verge of death.

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THE 17-year-old teenager Aleyna Olmez It was found under the remains of a building where research tasks had already been concentrated days earlier. “He seemed fine. He opened and closed his eyes,” said Ali Akdogan, a miner involved in the relief effort in Kahramanmaras, a city near the epicenter of the quake.

And he continued: “We have been working here for a week, in this building. We came hoping to hear something. We are happy when we find something alive, even if it is a cat”.

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The girl’s uncle, crying, hugged all the rescuers one by one, unable to believe that his niece was still alive. “We will never forget you,” he told them.

The uncle of Aleyna Olmez (C), reacts after the 17-year-old girl was rescued from a collapsed building, 248 hours after the earthquake hit parts of Turkey and Syria, in Kahramanmaras on February 16, 2023. (Photo by OZAN KOSE / AFP)

The uncle of Aleyna Olmez (C), reacts after the 17-year-old girl was rescued from a collapsed building, 248 hours after the earthquake hit parts of Turkey and Syria, in Kahramanmaras on February 16, 2023. (Photo by OZAN KOSE / AFP)

As reported by the NTV channel, the next rescue was to neslihan kilica young woman in her twenties who was found 258 hours after the first shock that was felt in that city. More than 250 bodies have already been found in the building where she was found.

After 11 days, the emergency services continue to search for people to rescue, which becomes more and more difficult with each passing hour. So it is Turkey, like Syria, has already suspended relief efforts in some regions.

In areas that remain active, teams from France, Australia, Spain, Romania and Argentina, among others, collaborate on relief and humanitarian aid tasks.

Argentine rescuers found three people alive in the rubble

Argentine rescuers working with two federal police dogs have helped find three more people alive in the rubble left behind by the devastating earthquake in Turkey.

“A motorcycle went by asking for help, when we saw the situation we moved to the scene and indeed there were people alive under the rubble,” said Sergeant Yarte, of the rescue of people alive.

And I add; “The feeling that we have in our bodies, the truth is that we cannot explain it because it is truly a miracle in the midst of so much chaos.”

Nine days after the devastating 7.8 magnitude earthquake, with strong aftershocks, which shook Turkey and Syria, the Argentine humanitarian assistance contingent made up of civilian state volunteers, White Helmets, the USAR Brigade of the Federal Police and the support of the National System of Risk Management (SINAGIR), dependent on the Ministry of National Security, started with relief efforts.

In the images released by the Farnesina, two Federal Police dogs can be seen collaborating in the search for people under the rubble. They are Indio and Akira, a border collie and a Malinois sheepdog who work under the orders of first sergeant Gómez and first corporal Oliva.

Source: Clarin

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