Survivors continue to be pulled from the rubble nearly 200 hours after the magnitude-7.8 earthquake struck, as Syrian President Bashar al-Assad agrees to allow more UN aid to access the war-torn country from Türkiye.
abc.net.au/news/pair-rescued-earthquake-turkiye-200-hours-syria-un-aid/101973514An 18-year-old man has been pulled from the rubble of a building in southern Türkiye, some 198 hours after the country's devastating earthquake.Rescue teams have started scaling back operations as low temperatures reduced the already slim chances of survival after the quake
Turkish President Tayyip Erdoğan acknowledged problems in the initial response but said the situation was now under control Muhammed Cafer, whose rescue was reported by broadcaster CNN Turk, could be seen moving his fingers as he was carried away, after surviving the huge February 6 earthquake and a major aftershock hours later.A little earlier, rescuers pulled two brothers alive from the ruins of an apartment block in Türkiye's Kahramanmaraş province.They were taken to hospital although their condition was unclear.Rescuers again worked through the night to rescue people clinging to life.
Some Polish rescuers, among many multinational teams that flew in, have announced they would leave on Wednesday.
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