Tuesday, October 25, 2011

[CE] Baby Rescued From Earthquake In Turkey

This is from Al Jazeera.
Rescue workers have dug deeper into collapsed buildings in southeast Turkey in a bid to find those still trapped following an earthquake, as the death toll has risen above 400 people, with more than 1,000 people injured. In a remarkable episode on Tuesday that raised hopes that more survivors could yet be found, a two-week-old baby was pulled alive from the rubble, almost two days after being buried inside a collapsed apartment building. Rescue workers then pulled out the baby's mother, Semiha Karaduman, and grandmother, Gulzade Karaduman, to cheers and applause. Listening devices were being used to help locate people. The baby was in good health, but has been sent to a hospital in Ankara, the capital. 
After the 7.2 magnitude earthquake located in Turkey on Saturday, approximately five hundred aftershocks occurred. That is just insane. A two-week-old baby was found under debris in the Van region. Fortunately, the baby, mother, and grandmother made it through the earthquake, let alone surviving under all that rubble.

Workers and volunteers are using heavy machinery to make their way through the debris. It takes time, but it is definitely worth it if some one's life is on the line. Anyways, back to the baby. The baby wasn't even a month old yet! That is a very serious and dangerous situation to be in. The victims of the earthquake are still struggling. Luckily the baby, mother, and grandmother are safe now. Unfortunately, there are still other people out there somewhere.

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