Six rescued from rubble in Turkey 101 hours after deadly earthquake

Six people have been rescued from a collapsed building in Turkey after spending 101 hours beneath the rubble following a deadly earthquake.

The six, who are all relatives, survived by huddling together in a small pocket left within the collapsed structure, Murat Baygul, a search and rescue worker said.

A devastating 7.8 magnitude earthquake hit the border region between Turkey and Syria, an area with a population of 13.5 million, killing more than 20,000 people.

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