LAGOS, Nigeria (VOICE OF NAIJA)- A young girl, Miray, has been saved from the rubble of a block of flats in southern Turkey, more than a week after the devastating earthquake
Miray had been trapped in the ruins for 178 hours, about seven-and-a-half days, in a collapsed building in the city of Adiyaman.
A vViral video shows workers cheering and shouting “God is great” as she was being pulled by the rescue team.
Several other people who were saved on Monday, 13 February, 2023 including a 13-year-old boy trapped for 182 hours.
Reports state that rescues are becoming rarer as the death toll passes 35,000.
“This is partly due to limits on how long the human body can survive without water.
Other factors include how much space the trapped person has to breathe and how bad their injuries are,” an emergency medicine specialist told the BBC.
Prof Tony Redmond also said the cold temperatures in Turkey and Syria were a double-edged sword.
“If you are very cold, your blood vessels shrink and you can last a little longer from your injuries,” he explained.
The death toll in Turkey and neighbouring Syria is expected to rise dramatically, with the United Nations’ humanitarian chief warning it could double.
Miray , the young girl rescued ,was attached to a stretcher and carried away by rescue workers.
Local media reported teams on the ground were hoping to find her elder sister.