Then, all of a sudden, they reached the cold, bruised, young girl, but very much alive, and gently brought her to a waiting ambulance.
Several rescuers, wearing helmets, covered in dust and with tired faces, held the stretcher, protecting Melda with a blanket against the cold and prying eyes.
Many victims, caught up in the disaster while they were sleeping, had very little on when the quake unleashed chaos.
Once Melda was safely in the ambulance, many hugged, kissed and congratulated the rescuers. Several could not hold back tears.
“We haven’t worked for nothing, we have pulled a girl from the rubble,” one said.
“What day is it?” another asked, exhausted and bewildered by the gruelling race against time.
“God bless you all!” her father shouted.
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