More earthquake survivors rescued in Turkey but survival window closing

Reports of rescues are becoming rarer as the time since the two powerful earthquakes in Turkey and Syria reaches the limits of the human body’s ability to survive without water, especially in sub-freezing temperatures (Bernat Armangue/AP)

Rescue crews in Turkey pulled a 40-year-old woman from the wreckage of a building on Monday, a week after two powerful earthquakes struck.

However, reports of rescues are becoming rarer as the time since the quake reaches the limits of the human body’s ability to survive without water, especially in sub-freezing temperatures.