IDF Colonel Elad Edri said voices 'are indeed still' heard from under the debris more than 72 hours later, 'although it's rarer.'
Israeli military personnel involved in rescue efforts in earthquake-hit Turkey said that voices could still be heard under the rubble some three days after the disaster.
Speaking to reporters Thursday, Israel Defense Forces Colonel Elad Edri, commanding officer of the Israeli military's Search and Rescue Brigade, said that, even 72 hours after the earthquake, voices"are indeed still" heard emanating from under the debris,"although it's more rare than it was yesterday or two days ago."
So far, he said Israeli personnel have managed to rescue 17 people trapped underneath the rubble of destroyed buildings.
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