In a miraculous turn of events, rescuers rejoiced in Turkey after safely pulling out a 2-week-old baby girl from the earthquake rubble in Ercis. Baby Azra Karaduman was wrapped in her mother's arms when she was found. Her mother and grandmother were also rescued in a 2-hr interval.

Television footage showed rescuers clapped in a triumphant moment as Baby Azra was removed from the debris.

Two hours later, Baby Azra's mother, Semiha, was pulled from the ruins of the apartment building, where she had been found to be pinned next to a sofa. After another two hours, the baby's grandmother was also rescued. The rescue teams have been informed that the baby's father was also in the rubble with at least 5 other people, but he has not been found yet.

News.com.au reported at least seven people were rescued on Tuesday, but many more fatalities were discovered.

The death toll from the quake stands at 432, with more than 1,300 other reported to be injured. Casualties have been found mostly in Ercis and the provincial capital Van. Officials continue checking surrounding areas.

An AP report told the story of nine-year-old Oguz Isler, who was trapped for eight hours in the rubble of a relative's home in Ercis. He was rescued on Tuesday, but his parents other relatives remained buried in the debris.

"They should send more people," Oguz told AP, as he watched the continuing rescue efforts in the aftermath of Sunday's horrible earthquake that hit his town the hardest.

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