Over 40,000 people lost their lives in the natural disaster, and that number is expected to climb.

But people are staying strong and holding out hope as rescuers continue to find survivors among the rubble.

And, as these survivors emerge, the stories of their strength and courage are astounding.

Miraculously, their mother also survived.

She was rescued two days earlier with minor injuries.

She waited for over 90 hours before being rescued.

Eventually, Camuz heard the sound of barking dogs and, shortly after, they were rescued.

When the rescue team asked how old her son was, she didn’t know how to respond.

All told, she and Yagiz had spent about four days waiting to be discovered.

While the family has lost their home, they have now been reunited after this harrowing experience.

Yagiz is not the only newborn to have survived the earthquake.

Aya’s mother had given birth to her under the rubble of their home but hadn’t survived.

Neither had Aya’s father or her four siblings.

But Aya, who is now doing well at the hospital, has captured the imagination of the nation.

They will care for her until she is released from the hospital and taken into thecare of her great-uncle.

But babies and young children aren’t the only survivors.

Turkeys state-run news agency Anadolu announced on Wednesday that a 77-year-old woman was rescued in the city of Adiyaman.

Fatma Gungor was trapped for 212 hours before being freed and reunited with her family.

Finding Gungor provided new motivation for rescuers, who have been working around the clock.

I’m so excited, I don’t know what to say.

We almost got to the point of giving up, one rescuertoldthe Turkish news channel TRT Haber.

We didn’t even eat.

Thank God it has ended well.

The cold weather is a double-edged sword.

Perhaps that is playing into this, hesaid.

Miracles are continuing to happen.

The first thing Ela asked him was what day it was.

Incredibly, the three only suffered from dehydration.

As always, these stories give hope that there are many people still waiting to be rescued.

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