198 Hours Under The Rubble: Two Incredible New Turkey Earthquake Rescues

two young they were saved alive this Tuesday after 198 hours under the rubble of two buildings in the Turkish city of Kahramanmarascollapsed by the strong earthquake which, nine days ago, shook the southeast of Turkey and the north of Syriacausing more than 34,500 dead.

TV channels broadcast live the rescue of Muhammed Enes, 17, and Abdulbaki, 20who were sent to hospitals with injuries of varying degrees.

Moreover, they hope to be able to save another young man, Mohammed Cafer Cetin18 years old, in the city of Adiyaman.

As reported by the broadcaster CNNTurkrescuers had contacted Çetin, who could speak, and they believe his situation is good, so they hope to get him out of the rubble shortly.

These rescues are already being considered “miracle”given that they occur nine days after the collapse of thousands of buildings in ten provinces of Turkey, where in the first days more than 80,000 people injured.

It is estimated that there are still tens of thousands under the rubble, while many are also left homeless.

However, rescue operations have stopped in most places and foreign rescue teams began returning to their countries, while cranes and other work equipment began clearing the rubble.

“Now, in the freezing winter conditions, the main need is tentscontainers,” Ankara Chamber of Architects Chairman Tezcan Karakus Candan said in Gaziantep on Tuesday.

“Let your Valentine’s Day gift be a tent for the earthquake victims,” ​​insisted the expert after inspecting the affected areas.

Talk to Halk-TVthe architect blamed the regime of President Recep Tayyip Erdoganof the great lethal dimension of the earthquake.

“Nothing can describe what we see. Here, there is no one in the streets. Yesterday we were in Hatay. There is no more town.”

“The government throws all the blame on some builders to get rid of their liability. If the necessary scientific measures were taken, few people would die. It’s mass murder“, held.

According to the Vice President Fouat OktayAs of last midnight, tent camps had been established at 257 points over an area of ​​110 square kilometers spread over 10 provinces.

In addition, the infrastructure of 27 container “cities” has been completed, with the objective of having between 150,000 and 200,000 containers.

“Container shipments to 10 provinces and districts have started… We have container cities of about 4,900 containers. There are already some 20,000 people housed in these containers,” Oktay said.

(With information from EFE)

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