Stunning rescue: Turkish woman saved 222 hours after quake
2023-02-18 08:50:44
Article from www.aljazeera.com
On Tuesday, a resounding cheer erupted when word spread of the rescue of Arzu Karaduman, a 24-year-old Turkish woman taken from the rubble of a collapsed building in the town of Ercis, Turkey, two and a half days after a devastating earthquake that killed more than 500 people and injured thousands more.
The rescue was made possible as a result of the tireless efforts of Turkish authorities and rescuers, some of whom worked for more than 24 hours to reach Karaduman.
They located her in the debris of a flattened five-story apartment block in the early hours of Tuesday morning and worked to pull her from the rubble after discovering her in a small air pocket.
When the medical team from the nearby town of Van rushed to the site and Karaduman was pulled from the debris, she was ‘barely conscious’ and complaining of breathing difficulties.
She was then taken to a hospital in Van before being transferred to another hospital in the capital.
Karaduman is one of the most recent cases of an incredible rescue story stemming from the 7.2 magnitude quake that rocked the country on October 23, a discovery that has left family, friends and the entire nation relieved and in a state of joy.
Her rescue has provided new hope to those still searching through the rubble for their missing loved ones, and officials are saying that more rescues are possible as a result of Karaduman’s story.
Though the news is distressing, it is spectacularly encouraging that despite the muddy terrain of collapsed buildings, a woman has survived in an apartment that collapsed nearly two days ago.
This stunning rescue has given the nation a glimmer of hope in an otherwise devastating situation.
