New Delhi: A mother and her newborn baby have been rescued from the rubble of collapsed buildings in Turkey nearly four days after the first of several deadly earthquakes struck the region on Monday, reported news agency Reuters.
Baby Yagiz Ulas rescued after 90 hours under rubble. Source: Istanbul municipality fire department #TurkeyQuake pic.twitter.com/zvN0GT6nkp
— Emily Wither (@ewither) February 10, 2023
Turkish baby Yagiz Ulas was carried on Friday to a field medical center in Samandag, Hatay province, wrapped in a shiny thermal blanket with his eyes wide open. Video footage showed that emergency workers also carried his mother on a stretcher, conscious but dazed and pale.
On the fifth day following a major earthquake that killed 22,000 people in Turkey and neighboring Syria, the rescue of several small children has uplifted the spirits of exhausted crews looking for survivors.
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Videos released by disaster services showed that at least seven children were rescued on Friday. Their incredible survival inspired search crews, who also saved several adults who were trapped.
On a stretcher, Yagiz’s mother was brought out. There were currently no additional health-related updates available.
Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu tweeted about the rescue, claiming that it took place in the town of Samandag. His teams were reportedly involved.
Yağız Ulaş baby is only 10 days old. 90 hours after the earthquake, she was pulled out of the rubble with her mother in Hatay Samandag. pic.twitter.com/7jjjEXQfiV
— Ekrem Imamoglu (@ekrem_imamoglu) February 9, 2023
Further to the east of Turkey, another boy’s terrified face looked out from a pancaked building. His cries rose above the sound of the drills and grinders trying to free him 103 hours after the earthquake, he was taken by his mother on a stretcher, just like baby Yagiz.
Throughout the night, the rescuers, including specialist teams from dozens of nations, labored in the rubble of thousands of destroyed buildings. As they searched the shattered concrete mounds for any sign of life, they frequently called for silence in the icy cold.