2-year-old baby pulled alive from rubble 79 hours after quakes hit Türkiye

HATAY, TÜRKİYE - FEBRUARY 9: Seventy-nine hours after powerful earthquakes hit southern Türkiye, rescue teams pulled a two-year-old baby alive Thursday, Feb. 9 from the rubble of collapsed building. The baby Mert Tatar, who was rescued from under the quake debris in the Hatay province, was referred to a hospital after first aid at the scene. The number of people who died in powerful earthquakes in southern Türkiye has surpassed 12,000, a government agency said early Thursday. Türkiye’s disaster management agency, AFAD, said 12,391 people were killed and 62,914 others were injured in Monday’s quakes centered in Kahramanmaras province. Other provinces in southern and eastern Türkiye that were affected by the quakes are Gaziantep, Hatay, Osmaniye, Adiyaman, Malatya, Sanliurfa, Adana, Diyarbakir, and Kilis. More than 6,000 buildings collapsed due to the 7.7 and 7.6 magnitude quakes that occurred in the space of less than 10 hours. Türkiye has taken action with all its institutions and resources since the deadly earthquakes in its southern provinces, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Wednesday. (Footage by Burdur Local Health Authority/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)