Trapped in rubble then separated, a Turkish man reunites with granddaughter


ANKARA (Reuters) - Mithat Kilisli and his five-month-old granddaughter Zehra spent two and a half days trapped in the rubble together after Turkey's earthquake before rescuers heard their cries.

Pulled from the wreckage separately, Kilisli faced an agonising three-week wait before being reunited with Zehra, the only other surviving member of his family, who had been taken to a distant hospital.

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