A five-year-old girl has been pulled alive from the rubble of an eight-storey building which collapsed in Istanbul. A five-year-old girl has been pulled alive from the rubble of an eight-storey building which collapsed in Istanbul. Turkish emergency services said Havva Tekgoz was found 18 hours after the collapse, and she was immediately rushed to hospital. “We are continuing with our search and rescue efforts so that we can deliver good news (about survivors).”Rescue workers at the scene of the building collapse (Emrah Gurel/AP)It is not clear how many people remain unaccounted for following the collapse of the building on the Asian side of Istanbul, in the mostly residential Kartal district. The building housed 43 people living in 14 apartments and its collapse on Wednesday is under investigation.

Source: Irish Independent February 07, 2019 09:45 UTC