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 sorrow and anger to mount as hope dies.
By Suhaib Salem and Ali Kucukgocmen
Footage showed her being carried away on a stretcher covered with a gold-coloured thermal blanket while an emergency worker held up an intravenous drip."We had prepared her grave and we asked the rescue workers to stop digging as we feared they would damage the remaining corpses under the rubble. Moments later, her voice was heard from under the ruins of the building," Kilic's brother-in-law told broadcaster CNN Turk.
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, in his first televised comments since the quake hit, said the response to the disaster required more resources than the government had available.U.N. aid chief Martin Griffiths, who visited Turkey last week, said the people have "experienced unspeakable heartache," adding: "We must stand with them in their darkest hour and ensure they receive the support they need.
Turkey has promised to investigate anyone suspected of responsibility for the collapse of buildings and has ordered the detention of more than 100 suspects, including developers.Across the border in Syria, the earthquake slammed a region divided and devastated by 12 years of civil war. Deliveries from Turkey were severed completely in the immediate aftermath of the earthquake, when a route used by the United Nations was temporarily blocked. Earlier this week, Assad granted approval for two additional crossings to be opened.
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