UFA, February 12 blockages in Turkey, an injured family of three and handed over to doctors, the State Committee of the Republic for Emergency Situations reported.
«Six days have passed since the terrible tragedy in the Republic of Turkey, but our guys do not lose hope in saving the living from under the rubble of houses. And a miracle happened! The night before, on February 11, volunteers from Bashkortostan found a family of three — they heard people's voices while clearing the rubble,» the statement said.
At first they found a man and a 14-year-old child, then they managed to find a woman. Together with a group of Turkish rescuers, the victims were handed over to medical services, the state committee informs.
According to the agency, now rescuers from the republic are working in Kahramanmarash, a mountainous, inaccessible area that has suffered from a devastating disaster. «Despite the long time since the earthquake, there is a chance to find survivors. Therefore, we continue the work,» the rescuers are quoted as saying.
An earthquake of magnitude 7.7 occurred in the south-east of Turkey on the morning of February 6. It, according to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, has become the strongest since 1939. On the afternoon of the same day, another earthquake of magnitude 7.6 struck. According to the latest data, more than 24.6 thousand people died. The tremors, followed by hundreds of aftershocks, were felt in 10 provinces of the country and neighboring states, including Syria. More than 1.3 thousand people were killed in Syria, more than 2.3 thousand people were injured.