Published 3 months ago

A boy's arduous steps on prosthetic legs after Turkey's earthquake

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Mehmet Koc, 13, was trapped in the rubble of his home when a devastating earthquake struck Turkey in February 2023. It took 76 hours before rescuers could pull him from the mound of concrete and twisted metal. His legs were so badly crushed and injured, both needed to be amputated just below the hip. Mehmet spent two months in hospital, before being well enough to fly to Britain.

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Mehmet, 13, Walks On Prosthetics After Losing Legs During Turkey Earthquake

When a devastating earthquake struck Turkey in the early hours of Feb. 6, 2023, the five-storey building in Hatay where 13-year-old Mehmet Koc lived collapsed, burying him in rubble and killing his older brother Emre, 14, and his mother Didem. Mehmet survived. But it took 76 hours before rescuers could pull him from the mound of concrete and twisted metal that remained of his home. Later in hospital, doctors determined that his legs were so badl…

3 months ago·New Delhi, India

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The Star Kuala Lumpur

A boy's arduous steps on prosthetic legs after Turkey's earthquake

LONDON (Reuters) - When a devastating earthquake struck Turkey in the early hours of Feb. 6, 2023, the five-storey building in Hatay where 13-year-old Mehmet Koc lived collapsed, burying him in rubble and killing his older brother Emre, 14, and his mother Didem. Read full story

3 months ago·Malaysia

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The Straits Times

A boy's arduous steps on prosthetic legs after Turkey's earthquake

3 months ago·Singapore

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Kathimerini English Edition

A boy’s arduous steps on prosthetic legs after Turkey’s earthquake

When a devastating earthquake struck Turkey in the early hours of February 6, 2023, the five-storey building in Hatay where 13-year-old Mehmet Koc lived collapsed, burying him in rubble and killing his older brother Emre, 14, and his mother Didem.

3 months ago·Athens, Greece

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