Photos: Miracle quake survivors, including infant, give hope to Turkey

On the sixth day, local media devoted coverage to rescue teams still saving lives

Published: February 11, 2023 18:22 Bloomberg

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Turkey's hopes have turned to miraculous survivors still being rescued after Monday's devastating earthquakes in the nation's southeast and Syria that killed over 25,000 people. Image Credit: Reuters

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On Saturday, the sixth day after the twin 7.7 and 7.6 magnitude tremblors, local media devoted coverage to rescue teams still saving lives, including an infant and a family of five. Image Credit: Reuters

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On Saturday, the sixth day after the twin 7.7 and 7.6 magnitude tremblors, local media devoted coverage to rescue teams still saving lives, including an infant and a family of five. Image Credit: AP

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The two-month-old baby was rescued after 128 hours under rubble in Hatay province, a multicultural area home to centuries of history that's largely been turned into dust, according to state-run Anadolu Agency. Image Credit: AFP

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A couple in Adiyaman, another severely affected province, was also rescued, the agency reported. Image Credit: Reuters

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In Gaziantep province a family of five "- parents along with their son and two daughters "- who've survived since Monday in their collapsed home were extricated from the debris, Haberturk news channel reported. Image Credit: AP

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Thousands of houses and buildings were wrecked across 10 provinces in Turkey in what President Recep Tayyip Erdogan called the "worst disaster of the last century in the world." Image Credit: Reuters

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Dozens of countries have dispatched teams and personnel to help with relief efforts. Image Credit: Reuters

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Military personnel and Indonesian search and rescue team members load government relief aid onto an Indonesian Air Force C-130 transport aircraft at an air base in Jakarta. Image Credit: AFP

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People affected by a devastating earthquake stay at a temporary accommodation centre erected on a football pitch in Gaziantep, Turkey. Image Credit: Reuters

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Turkish rescue workers pose with a cat named "Mucize" (Miracle), after they saved it alive from rubbles, in the aftermath of a deadly earthquake in Islahiye, in Gaziantep province, Turkey. Image Credit: Reuters

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People queue in line to receive medication in Kahramanmaras, Turkey. Image Credit: Reuters

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People pray during Friday prayer in Kahramanmaras, Turkey. Image Credit: Reuters

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