Thursday, 25 April 2024
2 men rescued from rubble 261 hours after quakes hit Turkey

2 men rescued from rubble 261 hours after quakes hit Turkey

Men aged 26 and 34 pulled from collapsed building in Hatay province.

Two men aged 26 and 34 were rescued from the rubble in Turkey’s Hatay province Thursday night, 261 hours or 10 days after two major earthquakes struck southern provinces in the country. 

Search and rescue teams found Mehmet Ali Sakiroglu, 26, and Mustafa Avci, 34, alive under the rubble in Antakya district.

They were then taken to a hospital.