The earthquakes that devastated Turkey and Syria early last month resulted in countless miracle stories, but one that is the strangest is that of a man who was assumed dead after being rescued from beneath the wreckage in Syria but miraculously “resurrected” during his funeral procession.
Rescuers recovered Ahmad Al-Magribi from beneath a collapsed building in the Syrian village of Atarib a few weeks ago. When rescue crews pulled him out, he was unresponsive, and paramedics were unable to revive him, so his “dead” body was taken to a funeral home.
He was unresponsive for two days at the mortuary before family members arrived to identify him.
After his relatives identified him, mortuary officials placed Al-Magribi’s remains in a body bag and transported him to a nearby cemetery.
Everyone in the funeral procession, however, was flabbergasted when it became clear that the man inside the bag, who was believed to be dead, was found to be alive moments before the procession began.
After his family members recovered from the shock of a dead body ready for burial unexpectedly coming back to life, they rushed him back to the hospital. He was treated and kept under supervision.
There were several theories as to what caused the deceased man to resurrect, with local media outlets speculating that the man’s heart may have stopped and then restarted. The funeral directors were baffled.
After being buried for approximately 200 hours, many people were retrieved from the earthquake rubble.
The earthquakes in Turkey and Syria are among the worst natural disasters in recent memory. Both countries have lost over 50,000 people, with Turkey leading the way with almost 40,000.
Early on February 6, the 7.8 magnitude earthquake rocked Turkey and Syria, followed by a 7.6 magnitude earthquake a few hours later. The earthquakes caused immense devastation, with the majority of buildings collapsing.
Many survivors are scared to return home, and due to gasoline shortages and frequent power outages, others are sleeping outside or huddling in automobiles.