WORLD NEWS | TURKEY: Teenager and two men rescued from rubble 11 days after earthquake

Ankara [Turkey]Feb. 17 (ANI): Turkish rescuers rescued 14-year-old Osman 11 days after the Feb. 6 earthquake that struck Turkey and neighboring Syria, Turkish Health Minister Fahrettin Koca said on Twitter. Osman, who was rescued 260 hours after the quake in Turkey, was taken to Mustafa Kemal University Hospital in Hatay for treatment, he said.

Fahrettin Koca said on his official twitter: “Osman, 14, is with us again at the 260th hour after a difficult effort. Currently, the first medical intervention is taking place at Mustafa Kemal University in Hatay Hospital. Me and our baby represent all of us.” He shared a photo of the teen lying on a stretcher with his eyes open.

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Rescuers rescued two men, aged 26 and 34, from the rubble in Turkey’s Hatay province on Thursday night, Anadolu Agency reported. Search and rescue teams found Muhammad Ali Sakiroglu, 26, and Mustafa Afqi, 34, alive under the rubble in Turkey’s Antakya region.

In another tweet, Turkey’s health minister said, “The news continues tonight. Our brother Muhammad Ali is our second citizen rescued from the ruins of Hatay at 261 hours. His first A medical intervention was carried out at the field hospital. He is currently being treated at Mustafa Kemal University Medical Faculty Hospital.”

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He also briefed rescuers on the rescue of Mustafa in Turkey. He tweeted: “Mustafa was rescued from the ruins of Hatay at the 261st hour tonight by first calling a relative who remembered his phone number after medical intervention. We are delighted Good to see our brother Mustafa.”

The death toll from the earthquake in Turkey and northwestern Syria has surpassed 41,000 as relief efforts continue, Voice of America (VOA) reported. Two women were rescued from the rubble in the southern Turkish city of Kahramanmaras on Thursday, and a mother and two children died in Anadolu nine days after the earthquake, Voice of America reported, citing Anadolu news agency. Takia is rescued. (Arnie)

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