Over a week after the devastation of the earthquake, a young girl has been rescued from the ruins of a apartment building in southern Turkey.
Miray had spent the previous 178 hours—or seven and a half days—trapped inside the ruin.
As she was lifted out of the shadows, workers could be seen cheering and yelling, "God is great!" on the video. In another location, a woman was found alive under a collapsed building after 175 hours.
As the death toll surpasses 35,000, rescues are becoming less common.
The human body has a limited ability to survive without water, especially in cold climates, which contributes to this in part.
The final death toll in neighboring Syria and Turkey is likely to be much higher; the UN's humanitarian chief has warned that it could "double or more.".
Rescue personnel strapped Miray to a stretcher and removed her from the scene in the city of Adiyaman on Monday. According to local media, rescuers were almost successful in finding her older sister.
Naide Umay, a woman, was found after spending 175 hours trapped beneath the rubble in the severely damaged Hatay. She was then transported in an ambulance to the hospital.
The remains of collapsed buildings have been searched by thousands of teams from across the region, including coal miners and specialists using thermal cameras and sniffer dogs.
However, there are fewer chances of finding survivors, and it appears that the rescue effort will soon come to an end.
With officials looking at housing, food, and healthcare, the emphasis is now on recovery.
Additionally, there are concerns about whether human error contributed to the natural disaster's negative effects.
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has acknowledged shortcomings in the response, but last week, while visiting a disaster area, he seemed to place the blame on fate.
12 people, including contractors, have been taken into custody after 113 arrest warrants were allegedly issued in relation to the building's construction.
