Last month, a devastating magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck Turkey and Syria, killing at least 50,000 people. In the weeks that followed, search and rescue teams worked hard to find survivors.
Miraculously, 22 days after the earthquake, a surviving husky dog was found.
A dog named Alex was found alive under the rubble of a two-story building in Hatay, Turkey, 22 days after the February 6 earthquake, according to Turkey's Anadolu news agency. rice field.
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| A dog, named “Aleks”, is received a treatment after 22 days of being rescued from under the rubble following 7.7 and 7.6 magnitude earthquakes hit multiple provinces of Turkiye including their trauma in Hatay, Turkiye on February 28, 2023. |
The dog's owner heard the dog barking and called rescuers for help. HAYTAP volunteer Osman Porat told Anadolu, "We checked the debris and found that the dog was alive." He was trapped under rubble. There was a small hole where only the dog's nose could fit. "
Two hours later, rescuers were able to release the dog and take him to the hospital. "We open and cut the iron by hand. Somehow I got to the dog, ”said Osman Porat. Miraculously, the dog was still relatively healthy. Alex's survival under the rubble for so long is a mystery.
Death tolls in Turkey and Syria remain devastating, but stories like this can offer a glimmer of hope.
In another heartwarming story, a firefighter rescued a cat from the rubble, but now the cat refuses to leave his side. Firefighters say they will keep it as a pet if the owner cannot be found.
What a miracle - so glad Alex was found alive! After 22 days, the dog's family must have thought he was dead, but he somehow survived.
