Four days after a powerful earthquake hit Turkey and Greece, killing more than 100 people, a young girl was pulled alive from the rubble of a collapsed apartment building in the Turkish city of Izmir.
“We have
witnessed a miracle in the 91st hour,” Izmir mayor Tunc Soyer tweeted. “Rescue
teams pulled out four-year-old Ayda alive. Along with the great pain we have
experienced, we have this joy as well.” Turkish
Health Minister Fahrettin Koca later clarified that the girl is three-year-old.
Ayda was reportedly
rescued from a collapsed building in the Turkish town of Bayrakli, the worst
affected by the 7.0 magnitude quake which struck Turkey and Greece on Friday
afternoon, October 30th.
Rescuer
Nusret Aksoy told reporters that he heard a child scream and asked his
colleagues for silence so they could locate where she was trapped.
The team said
they saw her arm in between blocks of concrete and were able to talk to her. Rescuers
said she waved at them, told them her name, and said she was okay before asking
for water and ayran, a Turkish yoghurt and water mixture.
Ayda was
found in the kitchen, protected by the dishwasher and the washing machine, said
one rescue worker. She did not have any
injuries and did not look as if she had been under tons of concrete and dust,
he added.
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