6-year old girl stuck in debris from earthquake in Gaziantep city, Turkey rescued by NDRF personnel

The Indian Army rescue and medical team and the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) personnel have made their way to Turkey and Syria to offer their assistance during the humanitarian crisis, following the massive earthquakes that hit the area, unleashing a death toll of more than 20,000 people.

As rescuers made their way through the rubble, the NDRF personnel successfully pulled out a 6 year old girl yesterday in Gaziantep's Nurdagi city.

The Twitter account of the spokesperson, Ministry of Home Affairs posted a 10-second video of the rescue operation.


“Standing with Türkiye in this natural calamity. India’s @NDRFHQ is carrying out rescue and relief operations at ground zero. Team IND-11 successfully retrieved a 6 years old girl from Nurdagi, Gaziantep today,” it said.


The tweet also received several positive responses. “Well done bravehearts of NDRF. Bringing some joy in the hearts of sad people. Keep doing great job and take care of yourself. Bharat maata ki Jai,” commented a user. “Good job. God bless you all abundantly with success in saving many more lifes,” said another.



As citizens from Turkey and Syria navigate the the crisis situation, several videos of adults and children being pulled to safety have been doing the rounds and has elicited a sense of hope among them. The White Helmets, a volunteer group officially known as Syria Civil Defence, has shared a clip of a child becoming overwhelmed with joy after being pulled out from the debris of what once was his house in Armanaz village in Syria.


The official Twitter account of 'The White Helmets', has been documenting its rescue missions. For more information and updates on the rescue mission, follow the account.