"Brave girl": WHO chief on viral video of syrian girl's brother being rescued

The Turkey-Syria border is one of the most active earthquake zones in the world. Monday's earthquake was the largest seen in Turkey since 1939. In 1939, 33,000 people were killed in eastern Erzincan province.

Heart-wrenching images and scenes are emerging from Turkey and its neighbour Syria, with the massive earthquake that left the two countries devastated, with the death toll crossing 15,000 on Wednesday, with a heart-wrenching video surfaced on the internet. It is visible doing it. She is constantly making her brother feel safe despite being buried under the debris.

World Health Organization (WHO) chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus shared the video on Twitter and wrote, "Endless praise for this brave girl." They were buried under the debris for 7 hours and were safe. I don't see anyone sharing the video. If she died, everyone would share it! Positivity."

The Turkey-Syria border is one of the most active earthquake zones in the world. Monday's earthquake was the largest seen in Turkey since 1939. In 1939, 33,000 people were killed in eastern Erzincan province. In 1999, a magnitude 7.4 earthquake killed more than 17,000 people.