Dramatic moments live Greek lifeguards EMAK working in an area affected by an earthquake Hatay in Turkey.

Approximately after 12 hours of effortthe Greek mission succeeded in freeing a young woman, 20-year-old Irinafrom the ruins of a residential building.

Turning to “K”, the representative of the fire department, Epipyragos Ioannis Bakerspoke about the efforts of the Greek rescuers, saying that during the rescue, he spoke on the air with the team and heard the young Turkala say in broken Greek: “Thank you“.

Mr. Artofios said that the EMAK team found in the ruins of the building in question mother who was stunned while her attempt save the child her.

Unfortunately, both the child and the mother lost their lives. However, next to them was 20 year old woman which was littered with furniture – she could not even move her leg, which was alone concrete beam.

After many hours of effort, the team approached her, took her by the hand, gave her water and food. She was dehydrated and very tired, and the rescue team continued the rescue efforts, all the while trying to calm Irene down: “They kept telling her don’t worry, we’ll get you out alive,” Mr. Baker told “K.”

And he added: “The Greek rescuers made an incision in the column blocking them”, took out the baby – he was already dead – created a living space and, finally, managed to free Irene.

Immediately after that, an ambulance took her away.

The Greek mission has been working since the morning of February 7 in Turkey.

• man 50 years old (02/07/2023)
• minor girl 9 years old (02/07/2023)
• minor girl 7 years old (02/07/2023)
• 17 year old boy (08/02/2023)
• 20 year old female (08-02-2023)

Bye,

• underage girl about three years old (02/07/2023)
• male, about 40 years old (02.08.2023)
• boy about 17 years old (02.08.2023)
• an infant about four months old (08-02-2023) and
• woman about 30 years old (08.02.2023)

Search and rescue work continues.

Lekkas: What we live in cannot be described

“The image is indescribable, unprecedented, historically unique”, mentions “K” and Dimitra Triantafillou head of the Greek mission in Turkey, Efthymyos Lekkas.

“At the rescue level, the challenges are enormous. We operate in unbearably cold conditions with constant tremors,” adds OASP President and Professor of Natural Crisis Management.

The Greek team was the first to arrive in Turkey after the devastating earthquake measuring 7.8 on the Richter scale and immediately assumed an operational role. According to Mr. Lekki, in Khatai, a city of 200,000 people, 1/5 of its area is completely destroyed.