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brooklynite

(96,882 posts)
Fri Feb 17, 2023, 09:53 AM Feb 2023

Three survivors pulled alive from earthquake rubble in Turkey, more than 248 hours after quake

Source: CNN

At least three more people, including two minors, have been incredibly pulled alive from the rubble of a devastating earthquake, 10 days after it struck parts of Turkey and Syria.

A 17-year-old Aleyna Ölmez was dubbed the “miracle girl” when she was pulled alive from the rubble in Turkey on Thursday, 248 hours after the Feb. 6 quake, as rescue efforts shift to recovery operations ten days on from the disaster.

Her rescue was later followed by that of Neslihan Kilic, 30, and a 12-year-old boy named Osman, who told rescuers that there were more people buried nearby.

At least 43,885 people have died across Turkey and neighboring Syria following the powerful 7.8 magnitude quake, according to authorities. Efforts to retrieve survivors have been hampered by a cold winter spell across quake-stricken regions, while authorities grapple with the logistical challenges of transporting aid into northwestern Syria amid an acute humanitarian crisis compounded by years of political strife.



Read more: https://www.cnn.com/2023/02/16/europe/turkey-syria-earthquake-rescue-efforts-intl/index.html
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Three survivors pulled alive from earthquake rubble in Turkey, more than 248 hours after quake (Original Post) brooklynite Feb 2023 OP
How? I thought the rule of threes said 3 days without water intrepidity Feb 2023 #1
Generally it's three, but there are people who have gone longer. WhiskeyGrinder Feb 2023 #3
Maybe there was water canetoad Feb 2023 #4
Sometimes there are pockets in the rubble Marthe48 Feb 2023 #6
Two of the men survived because they had access to "protein powder" and drank urine. n/t forgotmylogin Feb 2023 #7
Just remarkable story. flying_wahini Feb 2023 #2
I hope this gives the rescuers hope canetoad Feb 2023 #5

intrepidity

(8,498 posts)
1. How? I thought the rule of threes said 3 days without water
Fri Feb 17, 2023, 11:25 AM
Feb 2023

is deadly. How can someone go 10 days? I mean, good that they're still searching, but how?

Marthe48

(22,080 posts)
6. Sometimes there are pockets in the rubble
Fri Feb 17, 2023, 10:31 PM
Feb 2023

There might be food, liquids, and other life-saving items. I am happy they are finding survivors, hope they find more. What horror.

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