Over 11 Days After The Earthquake, A Teen And Two Men Are Rescued In Turkey.

Over 11 days after the massive earthquake, Turkish rescuers managed to bring out a 14-year-old child and two adults, a minister said on Friday as the rescue attempt was coming to an end.

14-year-old Osman was found alive 260 hours after the 7.8-magnitude earthquake that shook southeast Turkey and Syria. Health Minister Fahrettin Koca announced this on Twitter.

He posted a picture of Osman lying on a stretcher with his eyes open and reported that he had been brought to an Antakya hospital in the earthquake-devastated Hatay region.

Osman was located by rescuers when they heard noises among the debris, according to the official news agency Anadolu.

Two guys, ages 26 and 33, were rescued in Antakya an hour later, according to Koca, who also shared pictures of the men getting medical attention.

The males, identified as Mehmet Ali Sakiroglu, 26, and Mustafa Avci, 33, were recovered from the wreckage of the same building, according to the DHA news agency.

In a video posted by Koca, Avci can be heard telling a loved one, “I’m fine, there are no difficulties.”

Before Avci can inquire, “How are my mother and others?,” the unidentified guy on the other end of the telephone starts to cry.

A little grin of relief spreads over Avci’s face as the guy on the other end of the telephone yells, “They’re all well, they’re waiting for you.”

More than 41,000 people have been killed by the earthquake in Turkey and Syria. Tens of thousands more have been wounded, and millions are left without shelter in the frigid weather.

In Turkey, the quake was felt in 11 regions. Rescue operations, according to Turkish authorities, have been finished in the three provinces of Adana, Kilis, and Sanliurfa.