Bulgarian rescuers locate family of five alive in Türkiye

Rescuers of the mountain rescue service of the Bulgarian Red Cross (BRC) thanks to a search dog found a family of five people alive under the ruins in the city of Antakya in Türkiye.

According to the Bulgarian national television with reference to the BRC, a team of Bulgarian volunteer rescuers managed to bring two people to the surface, the fight for the rescue of three more continues.

Earlier, the Bulgarian Fire and Civil Protection Service announced the successful extraction from the rubble of a four-year-old child and an elderly man.

More than 100 Bulgarian rescuers work in Türkiye, including 78 firemen. More than 30 Bulgarian doctors provide assistance to the local population.