ISKENDERUN, Turkey (AP) Six relatives huddled in a small air pocket, day after day. A desperate teenager grew so thirsty that he drank his own urine. Two frightened sisters were comforted by a pop song as they waited for rescuers to free them.
Six relatives huddled in a small air pocket, day after day. A desperate teenager grew so thirsty that he drank his own urine. Two frightened sisters were comforted by a pop song as they waited for rescuers to free them.
These earthquake survivors were among more than a dozen people pulled out of the rubble alive Friday after spending over four days trapped in frigid darkness following the disaster that struck Turkey and Syria
Unlikely rescues, coming so long after Monday s 7.8 magnitude quake brought down thousands of buildings, offered fleeting moments of joy Friday amid a catastrophe that has killed nearly 24,000 people, injured at least 80,000 others and left millions homeless.
ISKENDERUN, Turkey — Rescuers pulled several earthquake survivors from the shattered remnants of buildings Friday, including some who lasted more than 100 hours trapped under crushed concrete after the disaster