This is the heartwarming moment a three-year-old boy is pulled alive after 83 hours trapped under the rubble of a collapsed building in the Turkish earthquake.

Footage shows one rescue worker lifting the young boy – called Eymen – from under a staircase while another wraps him in a blanket.

As the boy is taken to safety the rescue workers burst into applause at the youngster’s remarkable resilience.

Newsflash obtained the images from the Ankara Metropolitan Municipality on Thursday, 9th February, along with a statement saying: “In Hatay, our rescue teams joined hands with the team from Moldova and saved three-year-old Eymen at the 83rd hour.”

Emergency workers are battling against the clock to save people from the rubble, with the international community sending in numerous experts to assist.

Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said that 18,342 people are dead and 74,242 injured in the country.

The total death toll in Turkey and Syria now exceeds 21,500 people, with the latest figures indicating more than 3,377 people dead in Syria.

The World Bank has promised USD 1.78 billion to Turkey in relief and recovery assistance.

The 7.8 magnitude earthquake that struck early on Monday morning in southern Turkey, devastating the south of the country and northern Syria, has been described by Turkish President Erdogan as one of the worst disasters in decades.

He visited the region for the first time on Wednesday (8th February).

A second earthquake of 7.6 magnitude hit the same region again at 11:24am local time on Monday, causing even more damage.

More than 11,000 buildings have reportedly collapsed in Turkey, with damage and destruction spanning a border region of approximately 650 miles.

Volunteer rescue workers in northern Syria have said that they lack the most basic equipment to rescue those trapped under the rubble of their homes.