Russia-led rescuers pull man from rubble in Turkey 160 hours after quake


  • World
  • Monday, 13 Feb 2023

(Reuters) - Rescue teams from Russia, Kyrgyzstan and Belarus pulled a man alive from a collapsed building on Sunday 160 hours after the earthquake in Turkey, Russia's Ministry of Emergency Situations said.

"Rescue work to remove the man from the rubble lasted more than four hours," the ministry said on the Telegram messaging platform on Monday, alongside a video showing rescuers pulling a man from rubble and carrying him away.

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