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Turkish quake survivors hear cries of trapped people

Survivors of a powerful earthquake in southeast Turkey on Sunday said they could hear the cries of people trapped beneath the debris of collapsed building in the city of Van, as they waited for rescue teams to help them reach the victims.

 

"All of a sudden, a quake tore down the building in front of me. All the bystanders, we all ran to the building and rescued two injured people from the ruins," Haili Celik, a young man living in the centre of Van told Reuters. (Reuters)

 

 


פרסום ראשון: 10.23.11, 17:10