Search for earthquake survivors enters final hours in Turkey

Teams in southern Turkey’s Hatay province cheered and clapped when a 13-year-old boy identified only by his first name, Kaan, was pulled from the rubble.

People walk next to a destroyed building in the old city of Antakya, southern Turkey (Hussein Malla/AP)

Mon, 13 Feb, 2023 - 22:37

Associated Press reporters

The search for earthquake survivors in Turkey and Syria entered its final hours on Monday as rescuers using sniffer dogs and thermal cameras surveyed collapsed apartment blocks for any sign of life a week after the disaster.

Teams in southern Turkey’s Hatay province cheered and clapped when a 13-year-old boy identified only by his first name, Kaan, was pulled from the rubble.