An earthquake survivor among the rubble of Turkey–Syria border raises expectations for further “miracles.”

On Wednesday, rescue personnel in the southern Turkish town of Iskenderun appealed for silence at a collapsed apartment complex after hearing sounds of life beneath the piles of wreckage.

Family, relatives, and colleagues of the building’s occupants hushed and turned off surrounding machinery, including cranes.

Minutes afterward, rescuers confirmed that a woman had been recovered alive by calling for an ambulance.

There were applause and tears from the crowd.

A woman whose lost aunt and cousin once lived in the building collapsed over the bonnet of a car and covered her head with her hands.

According to the BBC, this was the first time a victim has been located at the six-story apartment building since Monday’s earthquake turned it into rubble.

A body had been extracted from the rubble just a few kilometers away just before they were discovered.

Quickly forming a chain, rescue volunteers and employees helped get the woman to an awaiting ambulance.

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She was a single parent in her 50s, according to the locals, and she apparently lived alone in the building. They said her kid watched from the ambulance as they brought her down.

People who came to watch claimed it gave them new faith that they would one day find their own lost loved ones. One person expressed her desire for a “miracle” in the situation.

An isolated moment of joy and hope amidst the widespread tragedy occurred as rescue workers embraced one other as they carried the woman away.
As rescuers returned to the painstaking process of combing the wreckage, usually by hand, the tone at the Iskenderun apartment complex swiftly became somber again.

As one local doctor, Mehmet Riyat, explained to the BBC, the situation in the hospital has been dire since Monday.

“People have been crushed here, and we’ve had to treat them. There have been numerous cases of fractured bones, broken necks, and brain traumas that we have witnessed. And many people have died “A statement he made.

“We have a duty to practice medicine as professionals. When the backup teams take over, however, we turn our attention to our own loved ones.”

The city of Iskenderun is in ruins, with numerous structures demolished, including a major hospital.

After an earthquake, firefighters were able to put out a fire at the port of Iskenderun.
On Wednesday, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey responded to rising criticism of the government’s handling of the crisis. Some people think his government hasn’t done enough to prepare the earthquake zone, and they’re also unhappy with how quickly rescues have been handled.

Mr. Erdogan, though, argued, “It is impossible to be prepared for a calamity this huge.”

Near the city of Gaziantep in the south, which is not far from the Syrian border, a 7.8 magnitude earthquake hit early on Monday morning. More than 11,000 people have died in both countries so far.