Lebanese team rescues several people in quake-hit Turkey
The Lebanese rescue and medical team has managed to pull out several people from the rubble in earthquake-stricken Turkey.
The team -- comprised of army engineering soldiers, Lebanese Red Cross medics and firefighters from the Beirut Fire Brigade and the Civil Defense -- managed to rescue a pregnant Turkish woman and her child as well as an entire family and a number of children who were trapped under the debris of two buildings, Beirut Municipality said in a statement.
The Lebanese search and rescue operations will continue around the clock in a number of Turkish provinces and neighboring Syrian towns, the Municipality added.
Source: Naharnet
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