Death toll in Turkey earthquake crosses 22,000

• The death toll from the earthquake in Turkey and Syria crosses 22,000.
• After 104 hours, a woman was found alive in Turkey’s ruins.
• Tt least 1,340 people have died in Syria’s government-controlled territories.

There have been about 22,000 fatalities as a result of the earthquake that hit Turkey and Syria.

The death toll in Turkey, according to Turkish President Erdogan, has increased to 18,991.

At least 2,037 fatalities were reported by the White Helmets, an organization that represents civil defense in Syria.

According to authorities, at least 1,340 people have died in Syria’s government-controlled territories.

After 104 hours, a woman was found in Turkey’s ruins.

About 104 hours after she was buried by the massive earthquake that caused death and ruin throughout the region, rescuers found a woman alive in the rubble of a collapsed building in Turkey, drawing shouts from bystanders.

Zeynep Kahraman, 40, was carefully carried by German rescue workers from the settlement of Kirikhan past broken concrete blocks and bent metal into an ambulance.

“Now I believe in miracles,” Steven Bayer, the leader of the International Search and Rescue team said at the site.

“You can see the people crying and hugging each other. It’s such a huge relief that this woman under such conditions came out so fit. It’s an absolute miracle,” he said.

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