People buried under rubble in southern Turkey continue to defy the odds, surviving freezing weather and a week without water. A 40-year-old woman was pulled alive in Gaziantep province early Monday.
Women sit in front of the rubble of an area destroyed during the earthquake in Antakya, southeastern Turkey, Sunday, Feb. 12, 2023.Women sit in front of the rubble of an area destroyed during the earthquake in Antakya, southeastern Turkey, Sunday, Feb. 12, 2023.ISTANBUL — People buried under rubble in collapsed buildings in southern Turkey continue to defy the odds, surviving freezing temperatures and a week without water.
Earlier, 60-year-old Erengul Onder was freed from the rubble in the town of Besni, in Adiyaman province.The deadly 7.8-magnitude quake that hit last Monday, and the powerful tremors that followed, have killed more than 33,000 people, and experts predict that total is sure to rise. Homeless families shelter in tents erected by AFAD, Turkey's emergency management agency.
Washington has asked the U.N. Security Council to authorize the delivery of aid to rebel-held territory in Syria through additional border crossings from Turkey.
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