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Yuksel Akalan, a journalist from the Turkish media outlet A News, abandoned his live broadcast while reporting on the devastating 7.8 magnitude earthquake in Turkey so he could carry a little girl to safety. | BISouthAfrica

Yuksel Akalan, a journalist from the Turkish media outlet A News, was reporting on Monday on rescue efforts in the aftermath of the first earthquake. Akalan was filming with his cameraman on a street in Malatya, Turkey, perBut Akalan's broadcast was cut short when he was caught in the middle of a powerful second earthquake, a video published by

and Reuters showed. In the video, Akalan is seen running while the ground shakes. Sirens can be heard blaring in the background and structures can be heard crashing to the ground. , Akalan said in the video:"As we were heading to the rubble to film search and rescue efforts, there were two consecutive aftershocks with a loud noise and the building you are seeing on my left was brought down to earth.

The video then cuts to the journalist running towards a young girl in distress, lifting her up and carrying her out into the open street. After setting the crying girl down, Akalan is seen comforting her and telling her to remain calm, per The Telegraph's subtitles. He then resumed his broadcast. Yuksel Akalan was on the scene of the earthquake in Turkey when a shockwave struck, covering people and the street in dust. The reporter is seen evacuating the area and assisting a young girl

 

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