Alive after 72 hours beneath the rubble. Little Helen, solely two years outdated, has been rescued alive within the Turkish metropolis of Antakya, within the Hatay area, some of the affected by the earthquakes final Monday. Her little woman was wrapped in a blanket, to the applause of the rescuers. Shortly earlier than, ten-year-old Mehmet was taken out in the identical city, additionally buried beneath the rubble and transferred on a stretcher.
During the lengthy daybreak, with temperatures under zero, Turkish rescue groups managed to rescue not less than six folks, together with three kids, three days after the earthquakes that devastated the south of the nation. The first 72 hours are essential. More than 90% of earthquake survivors are rescued within the first three days, in response to Ilan Kelman, professor of disasters and well being at University College London.
The Disaster and Emergency Management Authority, beneath the Turkish Ministry of the Interior, has estimated that greater than 98,000 troops and volunteers make up the search and rescue groups -including worldwide groups and NGOs- working within the affected areas.
The dying toll from the earthquakes registered on Monday in southern Turkey, close to the border with Syria, has already exceeded 15,000, in response to the newest steadiness so far, which incorporates greater than 12,000 deaths on Turkish territory, 1,260 lifeless within the areas of Syria beneath the management of the Government of Bashar al Assad and one other 1,730 within the areas of the provinces of Idlib and Aleppo (northwest) which can be in an space managed by the rebels.