There was a brief moment of elation in Iskanderun today when rescue workers thought they heard a phone ringing from a fallen building as a woman tried to call someone under the rubble.
Frantic shouts of “telephone” came from the top of the mound of debris, before all men in the area were asked to come and help.
Onlookers rushed to help and the woman who had made the call ran up to join them.
She re-called the number repeatedly, rocking back and forth as the men searched.
The surrounding area fell silent with all heavy machinery switched off.
After about 20 minutes, the men filed back down the rubble, looking despondent.
People here are desperate to find more survivors, but hope is fading.
Source: BBC
