Turkey quake: In a miracle, pregnant woman and daughter pulled out from rubble alive

Search and rescue workers are working day and night, hoping to find survivors stuck beneath the pile of rubble in Turkey and Syria in the aftermath of massive earthquakes earlier this week.So far, the combined death toll has crossed 25,000 and the local authorities believe that it may rise further as search for survivors is still on.

The rescue workers have been pulling off some miraculous rescues and in yet another case, they saved a six-month pregnant woman and her seven-year-old daughter on Friday evening (February 10) ending their 115 hour torment, the news agency Reuters reported.

Turkish state news agency Anadolu reported that a pregnant woman named Zahide Kaya was pulled out of the rubble alive after 115 hours, in the Nurdagi district of Gaziantep province.

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Videos of the moment when the woman was rescued were uploaded on social media in which rescue workers can be seen carrying away the woman and girl on stretchers. They had been reportedly buried under the rubble for 115 hours.

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Meanwhile, United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) said that it is scaling up emergency response to reach women and girls in Turkey and Syria.

In a press release published on February 7, Dr Natalia Kanem, Executive Director, UNFPA, said: "UNFPA is committed to support the people of Türkiye and Syria affected by the earthquakes, including the pregnant women who are expected to give birth in the coming weeks under these difficult conditions."

"Their ability to access quality care before, during and after delivery must not be an afterthought," Kanem added.

(With inputs from agencies)

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