Türkİye
74-year-old woman rescued alive from under rubble 227 hours after Türkiye quakes
Cemile Kekec rescued in Kahramanmaras province, epicenter of twin earthquakes
Emre Ayvaz and Gurkan Ozer |
15.02.2023 - Update : 16.02.2023
KAHRAMANMARAS, Türkiye
A 74-year-old woman was rescued alive from under the rubble on Wednesday 227 hours after twin quakes hit Türkiye.
Cemile Kekec was rescued in Kahramanmaras province, the epicenter of magnitude 7.7 and 7.6 earthquakes of last week.
Kekec was referred to the nearest hospital.
The earthquakes killed at least 35,418 people and injured 105,505 others in Türkiye, according to the latest official figures.
