Rescuers working to find people alive in the rubble left by Monday's Middle East earthquake find signs of life and hope amid the devastation.
Across the border in Türkiye, similar scenes are unfolding.
It's been 68 hours since the quake hit, and a member of an Istanbul-based rescue team has spotted something under a collapsed building in the city of Hatay.Under the glare of floodlights, rescuers, many wearing red with the Turkish flag on their arms, pass the barefoot, dust-covered little girl to a nearby medical aid post.
Her name is Helen. Rescuers later say she is in good health and under medical supervision after her miraculous survival.A woman is pulled from debris in Türkiye's Adiyaman province. Just under 300 kilometres away in Adiyaman province volunteers from the IHH Humanitarian Relief Foundation, a Turkish NGO, have uncovered yet another remarkable story of survival.The family members appear tired and frail as they are brought out into the daylight.
One woman with a brace around her neck, covered in a bright pink blanket, is passed on a stretcher between IHH and military members as they take her to safety., with the toll expected to rise dramatically. For countless families, there will be no happy endings, no emotional reunions.Read more about the earthquake disaster:
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