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As time goes on, the urgency of finding victims trapped under the rubble intensifies
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A young girl was rescued by an Emirati team, along with her brother, sister and mother. All photos: Wam
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The Emirati search and rescue teams are part of Operation Gallant Knight/2
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The family was pulled from the rubble beneath what used to be their house
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The rescue operation lasted more than five hours
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The Emirati search and rescue teams are assisting in finding people trapped beneath the rubble
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The boy rescued along with his two sisters and mother
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Search and rescue teams from all over the world have rushed to assist after the earthquake
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Since Monday, thousands of buildings have collapsed, many in the middle of the night, leaving people with little chance to escape
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As time goes on, the urgency of finding victims trapped under the rubble intensifies
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A young girl was rescued by an Emirati team, along with her brother, sister and mother. All photos: Wam
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The Emirati search and rescue teams are part of Operation Gallant Knight/2
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The family was pulled from the rubble beneath what used to be their house
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The rescue operation lasted more than five hours
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The Emirati search and rescue teams are assisting in finding people trapped beneath the rubble
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The boy rescued along with his two sisters and mother
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Search and rescue teams from all over the world have rushed to assist after the earthquake
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Since Monday, thousands of buildings have collapsed, many in the middle of the night, leaving people with little chance to escape
![](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/4ZPYJAGJ3REZBNR6MDPIPGFTRI.jpeg?smart=true&auth=296d14d4f942bdb6d7a4fb3e3fde2719ce56863ec4b703457ed4638d436cc1c5&width=400&height=225)
As time goes on, the urgency of finding victims trapped under the rubble intensifies
How 'crush syndrome' kills quake survivors who appear fine when pulled from rubble
Condition occurs when the limbs are starved of blood for too long due to compression
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Daniel Bardsley
01 March, 2023
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