The likelihood of finding survivors in Turkey and Syria is dwindling. But unexpected survival has brought light into a mission that’s nearing the threshold where rescue switches to recovery, including a girl rescued from under the rubble after four days.
The likelihood of finding survivors in Turkey and Syria is dwindling every day.
But moments of unexpected survival and triumph have brought light into a mission that’s nearing the threshold where rescue switches to recovery. Rescuers on both sides of the border are working through frigid winter weather and unpredictable aftershocks to find anyone who may still be alive.
Minutes apart, two teenage sisters were rescued Friday in Kahramanmaras after spending 99 and 101 hours, respectively, under the rubble. As the hands of several rescuers gently pulled one sister’s small body out of the wreckage, she brushed her hair out of her face.Ayse, 25, was pulled from the rubble of a collapsed building in Kahramanmaras on Friday.
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