Gaziantep, Turkey – Hospital staff in Gaziantep, Turkey, rushed to rescue newborn babies, children, and people during the deadly earthquake that rocked the country’s south, killing tens of thousands of people, and causing widespread damage, on February 6.
Footage shared by Turkish Health Minister Dr. Fahrettin Koca shows two nurses rushing to hold on to incubators shaking during the first moments of the first tremor. In the second clip, hospital staff can be seen running to evacuate children and people from the building.
“Our friends at Gaziantep Inayet Topcuoglu Hospital saved our sick children at the cost of their lives during the earthquake. There are many examples of this in other hospitals as well. Our people who started running to the earthquake provinces at the very first moment did the same thing”, Koca tweeted.
By February 14, the death toll from the earthquakes in Turkey and neighboring Syria had neared 37,000, according to reports.
Credit: Dr. Fahrettin Koca via Storyful
O can alıcı sarsıntı sırasında iki hemşire arkadaşımız unutulmaz bir davranış gösterdi. Gaziantep İnayet Topçuoğlu Hastanesi Yeni Doğan Yoğun Bakım Ünitesinde görevli Devlet ve Gazel hemşireler dışarı çıkmak yerine bebeklerin bulunduğu kuvözlerin devrilmesini önlemeye çalıştılar. pic.twitter.com/ikCoqqpU9M
— Dr. Fahrettin Koca (@drfahrettinkoca) February 12, 2023
Gaziantep İnayet Topçuoğlu Hastanesinde görevli arkadaşlarımız deprem anında canları pahasına hasta çocuklarımızı kurtardı. Bunun başka hastanelerimizde de çok örneği var. Daha ilk anda deprem illerine koşmaya başlayan insanlarımız da aynı şeyi yaptı. pic.twitter.com/4R7vsAH2y7
— Dr. Fahrettin Koca (@drfahrettinkoca) February 12, 2023