-사진=AP통신

[에르지쉬,터키=AP/KNS] 오구즈 이슬러(9)는 지진이 터키 동부 지역을 강타한 이후 무너진 집 파편 아래 8시간 동안 갇혀있었다. 소년은 마침내 구조되었지만 24일(현지시각) 다시 사고 현장을 찾아 여전히 무너진 건물 안에 남아 있는 부모와 친척들의 소식을 기다리고 있었다.

진도 7.2의 지진과 그 뒤에 이어진 백여 차례의 여진 후, 수천 명의 사람들이 집에 돌아가기를 두려워하며 추운 날씨 속에 자동차나 텐트 안에서 두 번째 밤을 지새웠다. 23일(현지시각) 발생한 지진으로 100여 채의 건물과 진흙 벽돌로 만들어진 주택이 무너져 최소 366명이 사망하고 1,300명 이상이 부상을 당했다.

오구즈와 16세인 그의 누나, 12세 사촌은 지진과 함께 무너진 집 잔해 아래 갇혔으나 약 8시간 반 만에 구조되었다.

소년은 “(구조대에게) 우리가 여기 있다며 살려달라고 소리쳤다. 몇 시간 뒤 그들이 우리를 구출했고 몸은 괜찮았지만 기분이 아주 안 좋았고 외로운 느낌이 들었다”고 전했다.

(영어 기사 원문)

ERCIS, Turkey (AP) - Oguz Isler was trapped for eight hours beneath the rubble of his home after a powerful earthquake that hit eastern Turkey. The 9-year-old was finally rescued, but on Tuesday he was waiting at the foot of the same pile of debris for news of his parents and of other relatives who remain buried inside.

Thousands of people spent a second night outdoors in cars or tents in near-freezing conditions, afraid to return to their homes following the 7.2-magnitude earthquake that has been followed by hundreds of aftershocks.

The quake on Sunday knocked down more than 100 buildings in two cities and mud-brick homes in nearby villages, trapping dozens in mounds of concrete, twisted steel and construction debris and killing at least 366 people. Some 1,300 people were injured.

The boy, his sister and a cousin were trapped in the building's third-floor stairway as they tried to escape when the quake hit. A steel door fell over him.

"I fell on the ground face down. When I tried to move my head, it hit the door," he said. "I tried to get out and was able to open a gap with my fists in the wall but could not move my body further. The wall crumbled quickly when I hit it."

"We started shouting: 'Help! We're here,'" he said. "They found us a few hours later, they took me out about 8 1/2 hours later. ... I was OK but felt very bad, lonely. ... I still have a headache, but the doctor said I was fine."