Woman rescued from ruins in Turkiye 222 hours after powerful quake

Updated: 2023-02-15 17:27

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A man walks through the rubble as he makes his way to get water in the aftermath of a deadly earthquake in Kahramanmaras, Turkiye Feb 15, 2023. [Photo/Agencies]

ANKARA - A 42-year-old woman was rescued from the rubble of a building in the southern Turkish city of Kahramanmaras on Wednesday, almost 222 hours after a devastating earthquake struck the region, Turkish media reported.

TV footage sowed rescue workers carrying the woman, named Melike Imamoglu, strapped onto a stretcher, to an ambulance.

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