A 1-year-old baby was miraculously rescued from the rubble 53 hours after the earthquake struck southern parts of Turkey on Monday.
Members of rescue teams managed to pull the baby out of the rubble of a five-story building in the city of Sanliurfa.
A one-year-old baby was miraculously rescued 53 hours after earthquakes hit southern Turkey
— ANADOLU AGENCY (@anadoluagency) February 8, 2023
???? 2 days went by. No food, no drink
???? Toddler is from SE Sanliurfa province
????️ Rescued from under 5-story building https://t.co/Pybe6lU8ec pic.twitter.com/eoiDEB4QFO
The baby survived with minor injuries and was taken to hospital. Sanliurfa is one of ten Turkish cities that were hit hard by two strong earthquakes.
Kahramanmaraş merkezli 7.7 ve 7.6'lık iki #earthquake after the Elbistan'da enkaz alında kalan kalan 40-dılgılı bebek arama bırma ekiplerı sağ olarak kurtarıldı.
— TGRT HABER (@tgrthabertv) February 8, 2023
Also, this morning, after the rescue operation in Elbistan, which lasted for about two hours, the rescue teams pulled the two-month-old baby Muhammed from the wreckage, who was then transported to the hospital for examination. The crowd celebrated the baby's rescue with great enthusiasm.
A little earlier, the baby's mother was also rescued from under the ruins of the building.