'Drank Own Urine': Turkiye Earthquake Survivour Reveals How He Spent 94 Hours Trapped In Rubble

Turkiye Earthquake: The survivor identified as Adnan Muhammet Korkut said that he was asleep in his family home when the quake hit. He revealed how he spent 94 hours trapped in rubble.

New Delhi: A 17-year-old boy from Turkiye has revealed how he spent 94 hours trapped in the rubble of his residence drinking his own urine and eating his family’s flowers to survive in the aftermath of the devastating earthquake that rocked southern Turkiye and northwest Syria early Monday.

The survivor identified as Adnan Muhammet Korkut told ABC News that he was asleep in his family home when the disaster hit and he then "got into the fetal position."

Speaking via FaceTime from his hospital bed in Gaziantep, he told ABC News that he drank his own urine and ate his family’s flowers to survive while he was trapped in the debris.

He further added that he set an alarm for every 25 minutes on his phone to ensure that he doesn't go to sleep. After two days, the battery went dead.

Amid the search operation for survivors, Korkut said he was "hearing voices, but I was worried they couldn’t hear me."

Korkut said he was afraid he might get crushed during the rescue efforts. He was finally rescued after four days.

"Thank you to the people who came and saved me," he said, as quoted by ABC News.

The confirmed death toll from the deadly earthquake in southern Turkiye and northwest Syria has risen to more than 23,700 four days after the calamity. This comes as rescue efforts are underway and several people continue to be pulled out of rubbles of collapsed buildings.

According to news agency Reuters, rescue crews on Friday saved a 10-day-old baby and his mother trapped in the ruins of a building in Turkiye. Meanwhile, Turkiye's President Tayyip Erdogan said that authorities should have acted faster to the calamity.

The condition of hundreds of thousands of people rendered homeless has been worsened by the shortage of food in bleak winter conditions as leaders in both countries are being questioned about their response.

The number of deaths in Turkiye rose to 20,213 on Friday, as per the country's health minister. In Syria, more than 3,500 were reported dead while many more people remain under rubble in both countries.

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