Child rescued from ruins of Syrian home destroyed by earthquake
Rescuers in Syria used a pickax, a jackhammer, and a torch to rescue a young boy lodged in the ruins of his collapsed home after a 7.8-magnitude earthquake struck the region Monday.
The stunning video of the rescue shows Syria Civil Defense members, known as White Helmets, working to save the boy named Ahmed, who was pulled out the rubble and covered in debris from his fallen home in the village of Qatma, just north of Aleppo.
Ahmed, who had blood on his clothes and scrapes on his body, can be heard crying as a rescuer takes him in his arms.
White Helmets immediately brought Ahmed into the back of an ambulance, giving him oxygen as they appeared to rush to a medical center, where he was treated for his injuries. It’s not clear what happened to Ahmed’s parents. The boy’s age was not provided.
The huge earthquake rocked southeast Turkey and Syria early Monday, and has already claimed the lives of 2,300 people. It was followed by another 7.7-magnitude earthquake. The World Health Organization said the number of fatalities is expected to rise significantly.
Here’s the latest coverage on the Turkey-Syria earthquake:
Harrowing footage out of Sanliurfa, Turkey, showed apartment buildings collapsing from the strength of the tremor.
The quake is the worst to hit Turkey this century, and its approximately 330-mile radius was felt in Cyprus and Lebanon.
In 1999, a 7.6-magnitude temblor hit the Turkish city of Izmit and killed more than 17,000 people.
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