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A 17-year-old was dubbed the “miracle girl” when she was pulled alive from the rubble 248 hours after a deadly earthquake that ripped via southern Turkey, as rescue efforts shift to restoration operations ten days on from the catastrophe.
More than 42,000 individuals have died throughout Turkey and neighboring Syria following the highly effective 7.8 magnitude quake on February 6, in accordance with authorities. Efforts to retrieve survivors have been hampered by a chilly winter spell throughout quake-stricken areas, whereas authorities grapple with the logistical challenges of transporting assist into northwestern Syria amid an acute humanitarian disaster compounded by years of political strife.
Earlier Thursday, the UN Secretary-General António Guterres introduced an enchantment for $1 billion in assist in the direction of earthquake aid efforts in Turkey over the course of three months. It got here two days after the UN launched a flash enchantment for $397 million in earthquake assist for Syria, additionally overlaying a three-month interval as humanitarian our bodies stress the necessity for psychological and psychological well being providers within the affected areas.
Turkey’s state news channel TRT Haber crew visited teenager Aleyna Ölmez within the hospital room after the rescue operation and talked to her and her medical doctors and members of the family. Speaking from her hospital mattress, TRT Haber cameras confirmed Aleyna’s eyes open, her physique coated as much as her neck, and tubes inserted for oxygen dietary supplements.
Alyena was taken on to Kahramanmaraş Sutcu Imam University Faculty of Medicine after the rescue operation on Thursday.
A video confirmed Aleyna’s aunt and grandmother subsequent to her bedside, touching her face and kissing her palms. When the TRT Haber correspondent reached out to Aleyna with a microphone asking how she was doing, Aleyna shook her head and smiled.
Aleyna’s physician Prof. Dilber stated he was very shocked by Aleyna’s good well being situation and informed TRT Haber: “She couldn’t eat anything and drank nothing the whole time (when she was under the rubble), but she was still in a good condition.”
Dr. Dilber added that “since she couldn’t move under the rubble at all, we could say that her inactivity has protected Aleyna a little and she needed energy and she has endured during this time, but I guess we can’t explain it that way.”
The second Aleyna was introduced into the hospital, she was acutely aware and speaking to the medical doctors. “We have made the necessary interventions. Body imaging was done, and blood tests were taken. She was in a very good condition,” Dr. Dilber informed TRT Haber.
“There was no hypothermia. Blood tests also showed very good kidney functions. Muscle enzymes weren’t too high. Fluid therapy started immediately. After the fluid therapy, Aleyna still spoke to us very well,” he added.
Hacer Atlas, a member of the search and rescue crew who saved the younger quake sufferer informed Turkey’s state-run news company Anadolu that they have been in a position to attain Aleyna after lengthy and tiring efforts.
“First we held her hand, then we took her out. She is in very good condition, and she can communicate. I hope we will continue to receive good news about her,” Atlas stated in regards to the second after they discovered Aleyna.
TRT Haber reported later that Aleyna was dropped at the Turkish capital of Ankara by aircraft.
Another quake survivor defied predictions that the time for survival had handed earlier this week, when a lady aged 77 was pulled alive from the rubble on Tuesday within the metropolis of Adiyaman some 212 hours after the earthquake struck, Anadolu reported.
Source web site: www.cnn.com
