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Turkey earthquake: Man rescued after six days under rubble

A man has been rescued from the rubble nearly a week after devastating earthquakes shook southern Turkey and Syria.

Huseyin Seferoglu, 23, had been trapped under the rubble for six and a half days, in the city of Antakya.

His rescue was watched by the BBC's Tom Bateman.

12 February 2023

Turkey–Syria earthquakes 2023

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