18-year-old boy pulled alive from debris after 61 hours

18-year-old boy pulled alive from debris after 61 hours
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Summary An 18-year-old university student pulled out alive from debris of an apartment building in Turkey.

Turkeys state-run news agency says an 18-year-old university student has been pulled out injured but alive from the ruins of an apartment building 61 hours after a devastating earthquake struck.The Anatolia news agency says rescue workers evacuated Eyup Erdem from the wreckage of a multi-story building early Wednesday.It says his father, Salih Erdem, was hoping for good news from his son after the magnitude-7.2 quake struck eastern Turkey on Sunday afternoon. He said his son moved to the town of Ercis a month ago to study mechanics at a university.The agency says Eyup was sharing an apartment with some other students. The quake has killed at least 459 people.

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