Quake survivors found after 128 hours as death toll passes 24,000
- A 13-year-old boy has been pulled from the debris after surviving for 128 hours in the rubble in Hatay, Turkey
- And late on Friday night in the devastated Turkish city of Kahramanmaras, British and German rescuers found and pulled to safety a 15-year-old girl
- More than 24,000 people are now known to have died after Monday's earthquakes in southern Turkey and northern Syria
- Syrian state media say Damascus has now given permission for international aid to be sent to earthquake victims in rebel-held areas across government lines
- A spokesman for the UN secretary-general has told the BBC they are trying to get more aid into rebel-held areas "as quickly as possible"
- In Syria alone, it’s feared up to 5.3 million may have been made homeless
- The BBC's Quentin Sommerville is in Harem, Syria, and reports that people are telling him it's too late for aid and they've stopped recovery efforts.
- FULL ARTICLE AT: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/world-europe-64565412
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