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Teenage girl rescued from rubble 248 hours after earthquake in Turkey: Broadcaster

Teenage girl rescued from rubble 248 hours after earthquake in Turkey: Broadcaster

Rescuers carrying out operation in Antakya, Turkey after last week's massive deadly earthquake. (Credit: Mohammed Yassin/L'Orient Today)

ISTANBUL — A 17-year-old girl was rescued on Thursday from the rubble of a building that collapsed in the southern central province of Kahramanmaras, 248 hours after a massive earthquake struck the area this week, killing more than 40,000 people in Turkey and Syria.

The state broadcaster TRT Haber reported the rescue on Thursday.

ISTANBUL — A 17-year-old girl was rescued on Thursday from the rubble of a building that collapsed in the southern central province of Kahramanmaras, 248 hours after a massive earthquake struck the area this week, killing more than 40,000 people in Turkey and Syria.

The state broadcaster TRT Haber reported the rescue on Thursday.