Rescue teams say they continue to hear voices under the rubble in Turkey, more than a week after earthquakes that claimed more than 37,000 lives, he wrote to CNN on Tuesday.
According to the most recent data released by the authorities of both countries, at least 31,974 people died in Turkey and more than 5,800 in Syria.
Hope of finding survivors dwindles with each passing hour, but eight days after the quake, rescuers continue to find people alive.
The most recent case is that of Muhammed Cafer, an 18-year-old who spent more than 198 hours under the rubble in Turkey. According to Reuters, he was the third person rescued on Thursday. Moments before, two brothers, ages 17 and 21, were saved.
the bbc already tells the story of Aras, a 5-year-old boy found after 105 hours, who arrived at the hospital with life-threatening hypothermia, but eventually recovered. He lost his parents and siblings in the earthquake and is now in the care of his 72-year-old grandfather.
Unicef, the UN agency dedicated to the protection of children, revealed on Monday that children under 17 years of age represent more than a third of the population affected by the earthquakes.
Source: TSF
