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Moment girl, 10, rescued after SIX DAYS trapped under Turkey earthquake rubble

Video released by the Istanbul municipality showed rescuers pulling the girl through a hole in a floor of a damaged building, in Hatay, before carrying her out on a stretcher from where she had been buried for 147 hours

Daily Mirror · Feb 12, 2023

Turkey earthquake: Seven-month-old baby rescued after 139 hours under rubble

The search for surivors continues as almost 30,000 people are confirmed dead

Evening Standard · Feb 12, 2023

Children among those pulled from destroyed buildings in Turkey

A father and daughter, a toddler and a 10-year-old girl were among survivors pulled from the ruins of collapsed buildings in Turkey on Sunday, nearly a week since a devastating earthquake.

Reuters · Feb 12, 2023

Turkey earthquake: Dog saved after spending 90 hours buried under collapsed building

Rescuers used their hands to scrape rubble away from around the trapped dog, also bending metal wires away as the pooch yelped in fear in Hatay, Turkey

Daily Mirror · Feb 10, 2023

Newborn, Toddlers Survive Days in Rubble, Bringing Joy amid Earthquake Tragedy

Crouched under concrete slabs and whispering "inshallah" (God willing), rescuers carefully reached into the rubble, then passed down the line their prize - a 10-day-old newborn who survived four days with his mother in the collapsed building. His eyes wide open, Turkish baby Yagiz Ulas was wrapped in a shiny…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Feb 10, 2023

‘Miracle’ rescues: Saved after 100 hours under rubble in Turkey

As deaths top 21,000, rescuers continue to work around the clock, hoping to pull more survivors from the debris.

Al Jazeera · Feb 10, 2023

Baby pulled alive from rubble of Turkey earthquake as families cling to slim hopes

A mother and her ten-year-old son were also found alive after 101 hours trapped in a destroyed building in the Turkish city of Diyarbakir.

Evening Standard · Feb 10, 2023

Turkey's lax policing of building codes flagged before quake

Turkey has for years tempted fate by not enforcing modern construction codes while allowing — and in some cases, encouraging — a real estate boom in earthquake-prone areas, experts say

The Independent UK · Feb 10, 2023

Türkiye-Syria Earthquake Toll Passes 19,000

Cold, hunger and despair gripped hundreds of thousands of people left homeless after the earthquakes that struck Türkiye and Syria three days ago as the death toll passed 19,000 on Thursday. The rescue of a two-year-old boy after 79 hours trapped in the rubble of a collapsed building in Hatay,…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Feb 9, 2023

Why did so many buildings collapse in Turkey?

A combination of factors led to the widespread destruction that has left thousands still trapped under debris.

Al Jazeera · Feb 9, 2023