Rescue operations ongoing week after earthquakes

By Anadolu Staff

HATAY, Türkiye (AA) - Rescue operations are still ongoing on Monday a week after powerful earthquakes struck southern Türkiye.

A woman was rescued from under the rubble 175 hours after the earthquakes in Hatay province. Naime Umay was saved by firefighters dispatched to the region by the Istanbul municipality, according to a statement.

She was then referred to the nearest hospital.

Another woman was also rescued by search and rescue teams 176 hours after the quakes.

A man named Bunyamin Idaci was also rescued from the rubble 177 hours after the quakes in Adiyaman province.

26-year-old Derya Akdogan was also rescued in Hatay 178 hours after the quakes.

At least 31,643 people were killed by the two massive earthquakes, the country's disaster agency said Sunday.

The magnitude 7.7 and 7.6 earthquakes, centered in Kahramanmaras province, affected more than 13 million people across 10 provinces, which also included Hatay, Gaziantep, Adana, Adiyaman, Diyarbakir, Kilis, Malatya, Osmaniye, and Sanliurfa.

Several countries in the region, including Syria and Lebanon, felt the strong tremors that struck Türkiye in the space of less than 10 hours.