Nurses risk lives to protect newborns during quake in Turkey's Gaziantep Gaziantep (Turkey): More than 28,000 people were killed after a 7.8 magnitude quake hit Turkey on last Monday and the country also suffered after the shocks. CCTV footage of two Turkish nurses has surfaced where the nurses are seen going out of their way to protect and rescue infants while a hospital in Gaziantep suffered another 7.7 magnitude earthquake.
The video was posted on Twitter by Turkey politician Fatma Sahin where the nurses are seen rushing into the ICU amid a quake and the two nurses grabbing the baby incubators firmly to prevent the incubators from tripping over. The nurses are identified as Devlet Nizam and Gazwl Caliskan and the netizens have lauded their decision to save the infants rather than saving their own lives by running out of the building.
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The death toll across Turkey and Syria following Monday's earthquake reached 28,192 on Saturday (local time), reported CNN. Turkey's death toll climbed to 24,617, Turkish Vice President Fuat Oktay said in a news conference.In Syria, the total number of confirmed deaths stands at 3,575, including 2,167 in rebel-held areas in the northwest, according to the White Helmets civil defence group. An additional 1,408 deaths have been recorded in government-controlled territories, according to Syrian state media, which cited the country's health ministry.
Meanwhile, An Indian national missing since the earthquake in Turkey on February 6 was found dead under the debris of a hotel in Malatya, the Indian Embassy in Turkey informed in a tweet on Saturday. The deceased, identified as Vijay Kumar, was on a business trip to Turkey. "We received a report yesterday that his luggage and passport were found but there wasn't a body. We were hoping for his well-being, that he would have escaped. His father had passed away around a month back and now this has happened," said Gaurav Kala, a relative of Vijay Kumar.
Kumar's family members were in deep shock as they learned of the tragic news. They cried inconsolably. He is survived by his mother, wife, and six-year-old child. He had lost his father about one and a half months back. "We received a call from Embassy in the afternoon. They wanted confirmation for identification, so we told them about a mark on the left hand. He worked in a company in Bengaluru & left from here on 22nd Jan. He was scheduled to return on 20th Feb," said Kala. The Indian Embassy in Turkey informed on Saturday that the mortal remains of Kumar have been found.
