A video of a seven-year-old girl rescuing her younger brother from the debris of the earthquake has gone viral on the internet. They were buried under the rubble of a collapsed building for hours. However, he was later rescued by the rescue team.
The death toll from the devastating earthquake in southern Turkey and Syria has passed the 7,800 mark as rescuers continue to pull more survivors from the rubble. As the scale of the disaster became more apparent, the death toll appeared likely to rise significantly.
A video of a seven-year-old girl rescuing her younger brother from the debris of the earthquake has gone viral on the internet. They were buried under the rubble of a collapsed building for hours. However, he was later rescued by the rescue team.
They were both lauded for their bravery, while the girl was hailed as a hero to her younger brother. She lay under the rubble and covered her brother with her arms to save him from the disaster.
"Beneath the rubble of her collapsed home, this beautiful 7-year-old Syrian girl puts her hand on her little brother's head to protect her. Brave soul they both made it through," one user shared the visuals. Tweeted.
Take a look at the video below,
While under the rubble of their collapsed home, this beautiful 7-year-old Syrian girl holds her little brother's head to protect him.
courageous soul
They both got it right.
— Vlogging Northwestern Syria (@timtams83) February 7, 2023
Following the disaster, Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan declared a state of emergency in 10 provinces. Residents of several damaged Turkish cities expressed anger and frustration at the slow and inadequate response of authorities to the deadliest earthquake to hit Turkey since 1999.
A 7.8-magnitude earthquake on Monday, followed hours later by a second earthquake nearly as powerful, collapsed thousands of buildings including hospitals, schools and apartment blocks, injured thousands, and left countless people homeless in Turkey and northern Syria.
Rescuers struggled to reach some of the worst affected areas, held up by destroyed roads, inclement weather, and a lack of resources and heavy equipment. Some areas were without fuel and electricity.
The death toll in Turkey has risen to 5,894, Vice President Fuat Oktay said. More than 34,000 were injured. The death toll in Syria was at least 1,932, according to the government and rescue service in the rebel-held northwest.
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