Search and rescue missions continue after devastating Izmir earthquake

After Friday's devastating 6.6 magnitude earthquake in western Turkey's Izmir province, search and rescue teams continue to pull people from the rubble.

Monday morning the latest rescue was the 3-year-old Elif Perinçek, who was pulled out 65 hours after the catastrophe. Elif was the 106th person to be rescued from the rubble and was taken to hospital.

About 23 hours after the quake, Elif's mother Seher Dereli Perinçek and her 10-year-old twin siblings Ezel and Elzem Perinçek, as well as her 7-year-old brother Umut Perinçek, were pulled from the rubble. However, Umut lost his life, while his mother and other two siblings are under treatment.

As of Monday, 79 had been reported dead from the devastating earthquake while more than 900 people were injured.

Rescue operations take place on a site after an earthquake struck the Aegean Sea, in the coastal province of Izmir, Turkey, Oct. 31, 2020.

Emergency personnel transport a victim on a stretcher after an earthquake struck the Aegean Sea, in the coastal province of Izmir, Turkey, Oct. 31, 2020.

Rescue workers search for survivors at a collapsed building after an earthquake in the Aegean port city of Izmir, Turkey Oct. 31, 2020.

Relatives of people affected by an earthquake that struck the Aegean Sea stand on debris as they watch rescue operations in the coastal province of Izmir, Turkey, Oct. 31, 2020.

Rescue operations take place after an earthquake struck the Aegean Sea, in the coastal province of Izmir, Turkey, Oct. 31, 2020.

Rescue workers carry a survivor out of a collapsed building after an earthquake in the Aegean port city of Izmir, Turkey Oct. 31, 2020.

A crane lifts a vehicle as rescue operations take place on a site secured by the police after an earthquake struck the Aegean Sea, in the coastal province of Izmir, Turkey, Nov. 1, 2020.

An earthquake survivor is covered with blankets as rescue operations continue in the Aegean port city of Izmir, Turkey, Nov. 1, 2020.

Rescue workers celebrate the rescue of 14-year-old İdil Şirin 58 hours after the earthquake. The injured İdil was brought to the hospital.

Workers carry the body of a victim as rescue operations take place on a site after an earthquake struck the Aegean Sea, in the coastal province of Izmir, Turkey, Nov. 1, 2020.

Rescue operations continue on a site after a 6.6-magnitude earthquake struck Izmir, western Turkey, Oct. 31, 2020.

Rescue operations take place on a site after an earthquake struck the Aegean Sea, in the coastal province of Izmir, Turkey, Oct. 31, 2020.

Emergency workers carry an injured person as rescue operations take place on a site after an earthquake struck Izmir, Turkey, Oct. 31, 2020.

Rescue operations take place on a site after an earthquake struck Izmir, Turkey, Oct. 31, 2020.

Rescue operations take place on a site after an earthquake struck Izmir, Turkey, Oct. 31, 2020.

Rescue operations take place on a site after an earthquake struck Izmir, Turkey, Oct. 31, 2020.

Rescue operations take place on a site after an earthquake struck Izmir, Turkey, Oct. 31, 2020.

Since Friday the search and rescue teams have been working in shifts to pull survivors and victims of the earthquake out of the rubble.

Workers take a short nap in between their shifts carrying out rescue operations in Turkey's western province Izmir.