After Turkey and Syria's earthquakes, a couple was saved for more than 12 days, but children died.

A couple was saved for more than 12 days after the earthquakes in Turkey and Syria, but children died. Two hundred sixty-six hours after the earthquake that killed more than 44,000 people in parts of Turkey and Syria, a couple was rescued from beneath a collapsed apartment building.

Tragically, their children were killed, according to Saturday's reports from Turkish state media. After the devastating 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck on February 6, search teams are still extricating survivors and recovering the dead from the rubble more than 12 days later.

According to state-run Anadolu, a search team from Kyrgyzstan saved Samir Muhammed Accar, 49, his wife Ragda, 40, and their 12-year-old son. Later on, the boy passed away. The couple's son passed away in a hospital, and two other kids also died.

Around 11:30 a.m. local time on Saturday, rescuers pulled the couple from beneath the rubble and hurried them to get medical attention. On camera, medical personnel could be seen treating the man as he lay on a stretcher. In addition to being saved, their 12-year-old child later passed away in a hospital.

The couple's other two children were discovered to be deceased. Mehmet Oz, a Turkish-American TV personality and former Senate candidate, visited Samir Muhammed Accar, according to Anadolu, which shared photos of their encounter on social media. According to Anadolu Accar, he answered Oz's question about how he survived by drinking his own urine.

Additionally, Accar reportedly told Oz that after the first few days, he could no longer hear the voices of his children. The death toll exceeds 44,000. According to Yunus Sezer, the head of Turkey's disaster and emergency management agency, the country had over 40,000 fatalities.

The final death toll in Syria has not yet been determined, bringing the combined death toll in Turkey and Syria to 44,330. According to 100 YEARS OF EARTHQUAKES, the disasters in Turkey and Syria may rank among the worst of this century.

The body of a missing soccer player has been discovered. According to his manager, the body of Ghanaian international soccer player Christian Atsu was found on Saturday. The 31-year-old Atsu was a player for Hatayspor of the Turkish Super Lig. The same city where the Accar family was discovered had a luxurious 12-story building where his body was found.

The soccer team promised, "We won't forget you." "Words cannot express the depth of our sadness." Chelsea, Newcastle United, Everton, and Bournemouth are English Premier League teams where Atsu has previously played. The Associated Press is a contributor.

As Christian Atsu bids farewell to his final English Premier League team, Bournemouth, after five years in the league, his former teams have come together to show their support for the Ghanaian midfielder, expressing their gratitude for his hard work and dedication to the sport during his time in the English Premier League Chelsea,

Newcastle United, Everton, and Bournemouth—the four clubs that Atsu played for in the English Premier League over his five-year career—all expressed sadness at his departure but also admiration for the hard work and commitment he showed during his time with each of the clubs

In TV footage, the man is seen lying on a stretcher with an IV drip attached to his arm. 46,000 people killed in earthquakes in Turkey and Syria; rescue efforts could end tonight | 5 points Two dead children's bodies were also discovered, according to one of the Kyrgyz rescuers.

Later, Anadolu claimed they were also Samir Muhammad and Ragda Accar's children. Turkish Health Minister Fahrettin Koca said the father was conscious and receiving treatment at Mustafa Kemal University Hospital while on a visit to Antakya, the provincial capital of Hatay.

Mehmet Oz, an American TV personality and former candidate for the U.S. Senate, was seen visiting the recovering man in pictures published by Anadolu.