Dog rescued from rubble in Türkiye's Hatay 23 days after quakes

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Rescue teams pulled a dog out of the rubble today (March 1) in Hatay, more than three weeks after the massive earthquakes.

The teams from Konya's Seydişehir District Municipality started the rescue work after hearing a voice from under the debris of a collapsed building in the Akcurun Neighborhood of the Antakya district.

The dog named Alex was handed over to the Federation of Animal Rights (HAYTAP) for treatment.

The owner of the dog, Murat Arıcı, expressed appreciation to the rescue workers.

On February 6, two earthquakes with a magnitude of 7.7 and 7.6 struck the southern city of Maraş. The first quake in the Pazarcık district at 4.17 a.m. was followed by the second one in Elbistan about nine hours later.

The quakes affected 11 cities in Türkiye's south and southeast, as well as Syria's northern parts.

The official death toll from the quakes stands at over 45,000 and is expected to increase further, as over 160,000 buildings were destroyed or severely damaged, according to government figures.

Nearly two million people have been displaced due to the earthquakes. (TY/VK)