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On Tuesday, rescue teams managed to pull a four-year-old girl out of the rubble of a building destroyed by the strong earthquake that struck western Turkey 91 hours after it struck.
A government agency for disaster management announced that the death toll from the earthquake, which measured 7 on the Richter scale, had risen to more than 100.
“We witnessed a miracle 91 hours after the earthquake … Rescuers removed four-year-old Ida while she was alive,” Izmir Mayor Tung Suyar wrote on Twitter.
“Besides the great pain we experience, we also have this joy,” he added. While the mayor indicated that the girl was 4 years old, Turkish Health Minister Fakhruddin Kuja returned and explained that she is three years old.
Aida was rescued from under the rubble of a destroyed building in the city of Bayrakli, which was hit hardest by the earthquake that struck Turkey and Greece on Friday afternoon.
The girl was carried out of the ruins of the building, wrapped in a blanket, and was calling for her mother, while the crowd present applauded and hugged each other, and others cried with emotion, while the takbeer sounded louder.
Ida asks about “Kofta and Laban”
“She smiled, she was waiting for us,” said Levent Onur, one of the rescuers who pulled Idah out, adding that the girl was trapped behind a washing machine, protecting her from injury during the building collapse.
Turkish media reported that the girl, who survived the Izmir earthquake, asked her doctors for “kofta and milk” and rescuers promised to comply with her request, as well as bring her father and uncle.
Rescuers said they knew someone was alive at the scene Monday night, so they worked hard all night to get to the girl. Before being rescued, she told them, “I’m here.”
The girl is considered the 107th person to be rescued from under the rubble of buildings destroyed by the Izmir earthquake.
Erdogan and his wife express their happiness.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan posted a photo of the Turkish girl on Tuesday after she was pulled safely from under the rubble, saying in a tweet that he attached to the photo: “The miracle is called Ida … Praise God who gave us new hope with his smiling eyes after 91 hours. ” “Thank goodness for your safety, baby,” he added.
The name of the miracle is the Month … Thanks to Allah, who gave us new hope with your smiling eyes after 91 hours.
Get well soon beautiful baby … pic.twitter.com/VqZmjHbDAO
– Recep Tayyip Erdogan (@RTErdogan) November 3, 2020
For her part, the Turkish president’s wife, Amina Erdogan, expressed her deep happiness for saving the child.
She said in a tweet on Twitter on Tuesday: “I am delighted that the girl survived 91 hours after the earthquake, may God prolong your life, my dear girl.”
“I cried everyone, I thank everyone who works within the rescue teams for their great efforts and tireless efforts to save everyone from under the rubble,” he added. His tweet included a photo of the boy.
The girl’s relatives: she is in good health.
For his part, Anil Gandan, a relative of the girl, said that the girl’s health is good.
She explained in a statement to reporters on Tuesday that the girl is undergoing medical exams at the Aegean University Hospital and that she is asking everyone to pray for her.
He added that search and rescue teams continue their work in the damaged building, until they reach the girl’s mother, who is still trapped under the rubble.
🤲🏻❤️ #AydaBebek pic.twitter.com/AytNl4azwB
– Hasan Doğan حسن (@hasandogan) November 3, 2020
On Friday, a 6.6 magnitude earthquake shook the coast of Izmir’s Sivri Hisar district, killing 102 people and injuring hundreds.
Turkish authorities reported more than 1,475 aftershocks after the quake, including 44 with a magnitude greater than 4.
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