Experts say most rescues occur in the 24 hours following an earthquake. Many international rescue teams have now left the vast quake zone, as domestic teams continue to search through flattened buildings hoping to find more survivors who defied the odds. The window for finding people alive also continues to shrink. However, Syria's toll has not been updated for several days. The death toll in Turkey stands at 40,642, while neighbouring Syria has reported more than 5,800 deaths. After many around Turkey had followed the family's initial phenomenal rescue, news of the tragedy now reinforced the horrors inflicted on so many across the region following the brutal and indiscriminate quakes. The state-run Anadolu news agency identified them as Samir Muhammed Accar, 49, his wife Ragda, 40, and their 12-year-old son.īut the young boy later died in hospital from dehydration. The three were extracted from under their apartment building in Antakya, the capital of Hatay province, and transferred to ambulances and helicopters after spending 296 hours buried under the debris. Their extraction after almost a fortnight gave a small glimpse of hope to families across the region still missing loved ones amid the disaster. Television images showing the family-of-three being carried to ambulances were broadcast to Turkish news. A couple and their son have miraculously been pulled from beneath mountains of rubble on the 13th day of rescue operations following the devastating earthquakes in Turkey and Syria last week.
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