80-year-old Turkish man gets out alive from earthquake rubble after 54 hours
By Reuters
13 February 2023 |
7:44 am
After 54 hours from Monday's first earthquake, an 80-year-old Turkish man got out alive from the earthquake rubble. Abdurrahman Beyaz was trapped in a partially destroyed house in Hatay province.
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