Turkish rescue crews found a bright spot of joy amid devastation on Tuesday, pulling a little girl out of a collapsed apartment building four days after a strong earthquake ravaged the large city of Izmir.
The girl’s name is Ayda Gezgin – but Turkish officials are calling her “our miracle” after she emerged relatively unscathed despite spending 91 hours pinned between a heavy dishwasher and debris.
She is 3 years old, according to Health Minister Fahrettin Koca.
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