A video clip circulating on social media documented the reaction of a woman who remained stung under the rubble with her three children, due to the devastating earthquake that struck Turkey last Monday.
The woman refused to get out from under the rubble until they gave her a headscarf to cover her head, according to the video clip.
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The rescuers present at the site where the woman and her three children were found asked for a veil for the woman under the rubble, according to her request, in order to complete the process of extracting her.
earthquake today
An earthquake measuring 4 on the Richter scale occurred this morning, Wednesday, in the Mediterranean Sea off the coast of Hatay, southern Turkey.
The Turkish Emergency and Disaster Management Administration, AFAD, said in a statement that the earthquake occurred at a depth of 6.94 kilometers, according to the Anatolia News Agency.
It added that its center is 71.61 km from the coast of Yayladag district of Hatay.
devastating earthquake
At dawn on Monday, an earthquake of 7.7 degrees struck southern Turkey and northern Syria, followed by another hours later with a magnitude of 7.6 and dozens of aftershocks, leaving huge losses of lives and property in the two countries.
