Firefighter Phil Irving spent 17 hours rescuing two victims from a pancaked building on Saturday.
that the rescue of the two people, who were entombed in rubble and debris, was the most complex plan he has been involved in.
"We could hear them shouting - our only access was through the buildings either side. We couldn't pinpoint their location.Image source,He said he was amazed by the woman who needed next-to-no medical assistance, and that her "strength and resilience was second to none"."We have moments of joy for those that are reunited with families but there's also grief," he said.
"It's an emotional rollercoaster. It's incredibly difficult to describe. Until you experience it that's when you can only validate those feelings." The death toll for those that have died in the earthquakes in Turkey and Syria in just one week has passed 33,000. Mr Irving said the devastation to the high-rise buildings that have collapsed is "profound", adding: "It's just something I've never seen in my life."in connection with the construction of buildings that collapsed in Monday's earthquake.
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