Turkish woman found alive seven days after collapse

Tuesday, February 10, 2004

ANKARA, Turkey -- A critically injured 24-year-old woman was pulled out alive Monday after a week buried in the rubble of a collapsed apartment building -- a dramatic rescue that came after teams heard her scraping her finger nails against shattered concrete and pleading, "Water, water."

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