Abu Dhabi: The UAE rescue team has pulled two young men alive from the rubble of a building in Kahramanmaras in Turkey nine days after Monday's deadly earthquake that hit Turkey and Syria.

The two men are 19 and 21 years old, respectively, and were rescued nine days after they were buried under the rubble following the earthquake that struck Turkey and Syria on February 6, 2023.

Al Hammadi noted that the area is being surveyed by the police dog Unit (k9) of the Belarusian team, followed by another survey of the area by the Emirati team (k9) to ensure there are no other survivors.

He indicated that there is still hope of finding survivors.

He also pointed out that the rescue and search teams’ efforts have contributed to saving many lives during the past few days.

The team is working in the earthquake-hit areas as part of the "Gallant Knight 2” operation launched by the Ministry of Defence’s Joint Operations Command in cooperation with a French Rescue team, in saving two people in Kahramanmaras.

The team continues its search and rescue efforts in both southeastern Turkey and northwestern Syria in search of survivors.