Three weeks into rescue efforts after the disastrous earthquake in Turkey, the rescue of a horse alive from the rubble could be considered a miracle.
It should be recalled that the 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck southeastern Turkey in the early morning hours of February 6, causing immense damage near the East Anatolian fault line and creating tremors that destroyed dozens of buildings.
As of last Friday reports showed that the combined death toll in Turkey and Syria had exceeded 47,000.
Naturally, rescue efforts have been underway in Turkey and Syria, excavating the rubble of destroyed buildings and infrastructure to locate missing people and animals.
Last Monday, Turkish businessman Tansu Yegen shared a video on his Twitter account of a horse being pulled out of the rubble 21 days after the initial quake, alive.
“Unbelievable, unbelievable, unbelievable,” Yegen wrote. “In Adiyaman, a horse found alive in the rubble of a building 21 days after the earthquake was rescued by teams,” she added.
In the video, numerous people can be seen around the edge of a sizable hole dug in the dirt and rubble, with an excavator visible in the background.
Also, a man can be seen at the bottom of the hole pulling on a rope and helping the horse to free itself and climb out of the hole.
Yegen said the video was filmed in the city of Adiyaman, which is located in southeastern Turkey, near the fault line that triggered the quake.
As of Tuesday afternoon, the clip Yegen shared has been viewed on Twitter nearly 3 million times and has been retweeted by more than 5,000 accounts.
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