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139 hours after Monday's deadly earthquake in southern Turkey's Hatay, rescuers pulled a seven-month-old infant from the wreckage of a building.

A 12-year-old girl named Cudie was rescued elsewhere in Hatay after spending 147 hours trapped.

State-run media also noted the Sunday rescue of a 13-year-old in Gaziantep, with rescuers reportedly saying: "You are a miracle.

More than 30,000 deaths have now been officially confirmed in Turkey and Syria.

The actual death toll is probably higher because Syria has not provided an updated death toll since Friday.

On the ground, there is a sense that the rescue effort will soon come to an end as hopes of finding many more survivors are dwindling.

The White Helmets, a group that provides civil defense in areas of Syria controlled by rebels, have informed the BBC that their search operations are coming to an end.

However, thousands of rescuers continued their search throughout the affected areas of Turkey and Syria overnight.

On Saturday, the seven-month-old baby named Hamza was saved, and video from the local authorities showed the rescuers rejoicing and hugging one another.

Later on Sunday morning in the same province, a young girl wearing a neck brace could be seen looking around in a different video from the Turkish health ministry.

A father and daughter were captured on camera being dragged from a Hatay building. One of the rescuers remarked that the man wanted two cups of good tea.

The emphasis now shifts to recovery and coming to terms with the situation as the rescue efforts come to an end.

Numerous buildings collapsed during the earthquake, raising concerns about whether human error contributed to the severity of the natural disaster.

Erdogan, the president of Turkey, has acknowledged shortcomings in the response, but during a trip to a disaster area earlier in the week, he seemed to put the blame on fate.

Such incidents have always occurred, he said. It is a component of destiny's plan.

12 people, including contractors, have been taken into custody after 113 arrest warrants were allegedly issued in relation to the building's construction.

The UN's relief chief, Martin Griffiths, said that the world has "failed the people in north-west Syria" and that rescuers in Syria have been critical of the international response to the disaster.

They understandably feel abandoned. He said, "I'm looking for foreign assistance that hasn't arrived.

According to Ismail al Abdullah of the White Helmets, the international community has "blood on its hands," according to Quentin Sommerville of the BBC.

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