Emergency services working in Turkey in the areas most devastated by the February 6 earthquakes have rescued several people alive Monday trapped in the rubble of buildings destroyed by the tremors.
Authorities reported on Monday morning several rescues in Antioch, capital of Hatay province and one of the most affected areas. Among the survivors rescued was a 70-year-old woman who had been trapped for 178 hours, reports Anatolia news agency.
Several operations have also been reported in the neighboring region of Adiyaman, where a six-year-old girl who had also been buried for some 178 hours, if the first major earthquake to hit southern Turkey is anything to go by, has been located.
The Disaster and Emergency Management Authority (AFAD), under the Turkish Ministry of Interior, has indicated in a statement published on its website that so far 31,643 people have been confirmed dead and 158,165 injured in the ten provinces affected by the earthquakes, which had their epicenter in Pazarcik, in Kahramanmaras.
Added to the official casualty figures in neighboring Syria, the death toll in the two countries now exceeds 36,200.
Source: (EUROPA PRESS)
