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Rescues dwindle in Turkey after earthquake, giving way to grief and anger

Rescues dwindle in Turkey after earthquake, giving way to grief and anger

SUHAIB SALEM and ALI KUCUKGOCMEN A teenage girl was pulled alive from the rubble in Turkey more than 10 days after a devastating earthquake hit the region, but such rescues have become increasingly rare, leaving anger to smoulder as hope dies. The 17-year-old was extracted from the ruins of a collapsed apartment bloc in Turkey's southeastern Kahramanmaras province, broadcaster TRT Haber reported, 248 hours since the 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck in the dead of night on February 6. Footage showed her being carried away on a stretcher covered with a gold-coloured thermal blanket while an emergency worker held an intravenous…
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