Her name is Aleina Elmez and her last name means “she who does not die”
Turkey is shocked by its history 17-year-old girl who was rescued this morning, 248 hours after the earthquake of 7.8 on the Richter scale.
Her name is Aleina Elmez and her last name means “she who does not die”!
He is among the few survivors still to be found in the rubble of the collapsed buildings, despite the fact that ten days have passed and the region is bitterly cold.
The young woman was conscious by the time rescuers freed her and was able to blink her eyes, as asked by medics at the scene, one of the rescuers said.
With tears in his eyes, her uncle kissed the volunteers who saved her one by one.
KahramanmaraÅŸ Kayabaşı Mahallesi’nde depremin 248’inci saatinde 17-year-old Aleyna Ölmez, trapped in binanın enkazından kurtarıldı https://t.co/70P6XUZF1H pic.twitter.com/c93dFJaxg7
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“We are very happy. It is incomparable to see the joy of the family,” said Ismail, one of the rescuers.
Volunteers, mainly miners who have arrived in the affected areas from various parts of Turkey, are still searching for survivors in the ruins.
Rescuers defy odds, save 17-year-old Aleyna Olmez from the rubble of a collapsed building in Kahramanmaras, Türkiye, nearly 250 hours after twin quakes hit the country on Feb. 6
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“All the miners will tell you the same thing. We came here hoping to detect a sound coming from a survivor,” explained miner Ali Akdogan.
“Even if the sound is coming from a cat, we will try to save it.”
Source :Skai
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