KIRIKHAN, Türkiye: A woman died in hospital on Saturday (Feb 11) a day after she was pulled out of the rubble of a collapsed building in southern Türkiye, where she had been trapped for 104 hours since Monday’s devastating earthquake, rescuers said.
German rescuers pulled 40-year-old Zeynep Kahraman out of the rubble in the town of Kirikhan in southern Türkiye on Friday. They hailed her survival a “miracle” as search and rescue efforts in the aftermath of the region’s deadliest quake in decades kept turning up more bodies.
“We have just learned from the brother and sister that Zeynep sadly passed away in the hospital,” said Steven Bayer, the leader of the German International Search and Rescue team.
“We have just informed the team that she has unfortunately passed away and are now processing this in the team.”
As some rescuers, choking back tears, comforted each other, the team doctor said the risks were particularly high during the first 48 hours after such a complicated rescue operation.
“After all, she was really buried for over 100 hours. Not trapped, but buried,” Peter Kaub said.
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