The man, identified as Ahmet Citim, was rescued from one of 20 residential buildings destroyed in Izmir's Bayrakli district, a former shantytown where older buildings vulnerable to earthquakes were being replaced by newer construction projects. "I WILL PLAY VIOLIN FOR YOU"Sixteen-year-old Inci Okan was trapped under the rubble of the same 8-storey building as the elderly man before being rescued 17 hours after the strong quake, along with her dog Fistik (Pistachio). Turkish Health Minister Fahrettin Koca and National Medical Rescue Team (UMKE) member Edanur Dogan visited Okan at hospital. Emergency worker Dogan had held the girl's hand while rescue teams removed the debris above her. Okan promised to play the violin for Dogan after being discharged from hospital.

Source: bd News24 November 01, 2020 13:18 UTC