77-year-old woman found alive in ruins eight days after the earthquake

77-year-old woman found alive in ruins eight days after the earthquake

A 77-year-old woman was pulled out of the ruins in the town of Adiyaman, 212 hours after the earthquake nine days ago. Turkish media reported that Fatma Gungor was taken alive from the ruins of a seven-story apartment block in the town of Adiyaman. Dressed in an oxygen mask, covered in a gold blanket and bound [...]

Turkish media reported that Fatma Gungor was taken alive from the ruins of a seven-story apartment block in the town of Adiyaman.

Dressed in an oxygen mask, covered in a gold blanket and tied to a stretcher, Gungor was transported by rescue workers from the building's ruins to an pending ambulance, showing footage of the rescue.

Next, Gungor's relatives embraced the rescue team, composed of military personnel and members of the AFAD disaster management authority.

Nine others were rescued from the ruins Tuesday, eight days since the initial earthquake struck, reports AlJazeera.

 

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