In Turkey, after the earthquakes, a woman who spent almost 10 days under the rubble was rescued

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Anna Kholodnova
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In Turkey, on the tenth day after the earthquakes, 42-year-old Melika Imamoglu was rescued from the rubble.

This was reported by Anadolu agency.

A woman spent 222 hours under the rubble of a house in the city of Kahramanmarash. The injured were given first aid and hospitalized.

Another woman was found alive in Adiyaman province 212 hours after the earthquakes — 77-year-old Fatma Gunger was successfully pulled from the rubble of the building and sent to the hospital.

In Antakya, Turkey, a couple was rescued from the rubble. Fayez and Fatima Ghanam spent 209 hours in the ruins. The search party heard sounds from under the wreckage of the house. Rescuers began to sort through the rubble and found a man and a woman there.

  • On the morning of February 6, an earthquake with a magnitude of 7.8 occurred in Turkey, the strongest in the country this century. It was followed by two more earthquakes of magnitude 7.7 and 7.6. It also affected neighboring Syria. Tens of thousands of people died in these countries. The epicenter of the earthquake was at a depth of 24.1 km in Gaziantep province. Tremors were also felt in Cyprus, Lebanon, Israel, Jordan and Georgia.
  • The number of people killed in earthquakes exceeded 41 000. In Turkey, the natural disaster killed at least 35 418 people. The Syrian government and the UN claim more than 5 800 dead in Syria.
  • The earthquake in Turkey killed five citizens of Ukraine, including a family from Zaporizhzhia. The embassy is preparing the repatriation of the bodies of the dead.