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Russia-led rescuers pull man from rubble in Turkey 160 hours after quake

A drone view of destroyed houses, in the aftermath of the deadly earthquake, in Elbistan town, Kahramanmaras, Turkey February 12, 2023. REUTERS/Issam Abdallah

Rescue teams from Russia, Kyrgyzstan and Belarus pulled a man alive from a collapsed building in Turkey on Sunday, 160 hours after the earthquake struck Turkey and Syria, Russia's Ministry of Emergency Situations said.

"Rescue work to remove the man from the rubble lasted more than four hours," the ministry said on the Telegram messaging platform on Monday, alongside a video showing rescuers pulling a man from rubble and carrying him away.

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