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Bronwen Weatherby & Jonathon Manning

British firefighter pulls two people from rubble of building in Turkey

A British firefighter helping with the rescue efforts following the earthquake in Turkey has recorded the moment he helped pulled two people from the rubble. Southern Turkey was hit by the devastating earthquake which killed more than 30,000 people five days ago.

Phil Irving, 46, from Haverfordwest, in Pembrokeshire, was part of the UK International Search and Rescue (UK-ISAR) team, which was sent to Turkey to help rescue those trapped. He was among the team who rescued a police officer and a woman from a building in Hatay.

Speaking about the moment, the father of two said: "“These people were entombed in rubble and debris and we had to work around the clock to bring them out alive. It was Friday afternoon when we first discovered signs of life. We knew 100% that they were alive.

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