People managed to survive despite the low air temperatures.
< p>In the Turkish city of Gaziantep, which was very badly damaged as a result of an earthquake, a live pregnant woman was pulled out from under the rubble. She was there for 115 hours.
This is reported by the Anadolu agency.
West Kai was rescued in the Nurgadi region. The woman is one of the few people who survived even though a lot of time has passed, it's winter weather outside.
Pregnant woman trapped under rubble was rescued after 115 hours in Nürdağı district of Türkiye's southern Gaziantep province
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It is noted that Kahramanmarashi was pulled out after 122 hours from under the rubble a living 70-year-old woman. A nine-year-old girl was also rescued in Nurghada. She was under the rubble for 108 hours. However, her family died.
A 70-year-old woman who had a crack under the rubble in an earthquake in Kahramanmaraş was infected after 122 years by intensive efforts rescue teams
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Earthquake in Turkey and Syria
February 6 in Turkey and Syria there was a powerful earthquake magnitude 7.8. However, it was followed by two more – with a magnitude of 7.7 and 7.6.
According to the latest data, the number of victims in the countries increased to 23,700 people. The search is still ongoing.
By the way, many of the victims managed to escape thanks to social networks. People were able to indicate their location via WhatsApp, Instagram and Twitter, which allowed rescuers and friends to quickly find them and pull out from under the rubble of buildings.
Economic damage in the regions affected by the devastating tremors may exceed $4 billion. However, the economic damage is difficult to assess as the situation develops further.
