A 7.8-magnitude earthquake and subsequent tremors in southern Turkey on Saturday have killed 36,187 people in Turkey and at least 5,814 in Syria, bringing the total toll to 40,000. More than 2,000 people are still in the area, and rescue efforts are still ongoing.



On the 16th, the United Nations said that the temperature in the affected areas is expected to continue to drop below freezing in the future, and that the severe cold poses a serious risk to evacuees, and securing food, medical care, and housing is an issue.

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248 hours after the earthquake, a 17-year-old woman was rescued

More than a week after the earthquake hit Turkey, survivors are still being rescued from under the rubble.



Reuters reported that a 17-year-old woman was rescued for the first time in 248 hours from the earthquake in Kahramanmaras in southern Turkey on the 16th, citing local media.



Footage allegedly taken at the scene shows a rescued woman surrounded by rescue workers while being transported while receiving an intravenous drip.



The Associated Press reported that a 17-year-old woman who had been rescued responded to an interview at the hospital where she was transported. was answering

When asked how she spent her time under the rubble, she said, "She didn't have anything so she was just waiting for the time to pass," she said. I was.

Desperate Search Activities "Hope You're Still Alive"

In the disaster-stricken urban areas of Turkey, work is underway to remove the rubble of collapsed buildings.

On the 16th, in the center of Kahramanmaras in the south, which was heavily damaged, large construction machinery broke up a pile of rubble and loaded it onto the truck bed one after another.



In many places where houses have collapsed, search and rescue activities for people left behind are becoming more difficult day by day, but in some places, desperate search activities are continuing.



In the place where the 10-story apartment collapsed, it is believed that three people, a one-month-old baby, a mother, and the baby's grandmother, were left behind. A sound was heard from



A 34-year-old man who is a relative of the three said, "I heard from the rescue team that they are alive. Sometimes I almost lose faith, but I hope they are still alive. Let's do our best for the baby." I will not leave here until I bring them back," he said with tears in his eyes.