Stories of the devastation caused by the earthquake in Turkey and Syria, which has already killed more than 12,000 people, traveled the world. Among them is the rescue of Abdulalim Muaini, a man who was trapped under the rubble of his house next to the body of his wife for more than two days.
Abdulalim lived in Hatay, Turkey, with his wife, Esra, and their two daughters. Due to strong tremors, his home did not resist and it was one of the many buildings that collapsed with its inhabitants inside it.
Earthquake in Turkey and Syria: more than 12,000 dead and rescue tasks continue against the clock
The man was being held under a large concrete and brick slab. Abdulalim was alive when rescuers arrived. two days after being trapped in what was once his home. Next to him was his wife, who did not suffer the same fate as him and died.
Alerted by help, the victim began making weak gestures towards rescuers to try to get their attention. Yes ok his legs were pinned under rubble and more than 48 hours had passed since the accident, the man was conscious and could speak.
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Once found, the long rescue tasks began, which had a positive result. According to the accounts of those present, the man he was covered in gray dust, had one swollen eye, and was dehydrated.
Because he needed medical attention, the specialists laid him down on the floor, meters from the blanket-covered bodies of his wife and two daughters. Abdulalim was the sole survivor of the Muaini family.
According to Reutersfriends of the victim who were at the scene detailed that Abdulalim was of Syrian origin, coming from the city of Homs. Due to the civil war raging in his country, he fled to Turkey, where he married Esra, a Turkish woman. The couple had two daughters: Mahsen and Besira.
Hatay, where Abdulalim lived, was one of the places hardest hit by the quake of magnitude 7.8° on the Richter scale that occurred on Monday. More than 48 hours after the earthquake originated, the number of fatalities continues to increase and This Wednesday the figure of 12,000 deaths was exceeded. According to authorities and medical sources, at least 9,057 people died in Turkey and another 2,992 in Syria.
Rescue teams in Turkey and Syria continue their rescue efforts against the clock, after two days and two nights since the earthquake. In that sense, rescuers worked in freezing temperatures to find survivors under collapsed buildings on both sides of the border.
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