3-year-old boy trapped in Turkey for 48 hours
Overseas Network, February 8th British SkynewsAccording to reports on February 8, 48 hours following the strong earthquake in Turkey, rescuers rescued a 3-year-old boy from the rubble of a collapsed building.
The boy, Arif, had been trapped under concrete slabs and rebar, and rescuers cut through debris around him to avoid triggering another collapse. Arif’s father, Ertuglu, burst into tears when he saw Arif rescued.
A Turkish TV reporter said that Arif has become synonymous with hope. Rescue experts said that the golden rescue time is getting smaller and smaller, and there is only one day left before the 72-hour critical rescue time.
In addition, another crisis faced by survivors following being rescued is cold. Ethan Coulter, 27, said: “We don’t have tents, we don’t have a stove, we don’t have anything. We’re all wet from the rain, the kids are out in the cold, maybe we didn’t die from starvation or the earthquake, but we might. died of cold.”
The Turkish Disaster and Emergency Management Agency released the latest news on the morning of the 8th, saying that the strong earthquake that occurred in southern Turkey near the Syrian border on the 6th has killed 6,957 people and injured 38,224 in the country. (Li Fang from Overseas Network)
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