The BBC witnesses the hours-long rescue of Merve and Irem from a collapsed apartment block in Turkey.
But after a couple of hours we feel the ground suddenly shaking under our feet. It is a strong aftershock. Operations must stop and we leave the devastated building.After 30 minutes, Mustafa and three other rescuers go back to where they were digging.
"Merve! Irem! Do you see the light? OK! Perfect! Now I am sending a small camera down. Once you see it tell me and I will tell you what to do." But almost immediately the team look concerned. Merve has told them that she has started to feel cold and there is something heavy on her feet. "Our mother's body has started to stink and we can't breathe properly," Irem tells the rescuers. The girls have been lying next to their dead mother for days.It is shocking. How awful that there can be moments in life when you would not want your mother next to you, we reflected.
"God bless you. Please bring Merve out too. Please," she begs the rescuers. "Merve will follow. I promise," Hasan tells her.
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