A man who was pulled out from the rubble 261 hours after a powerful earthquake made a phone call to a relative to see if his parents were still alive. Mustafa Avci spoke to his relative early on Friday as he was rushed to the hospital for treatment, and kissed the hand of the paramedic who held the phone for him once he learned that his parents were alive. The death toll from the earthquake has neared 42,000 as ongoing recovery operations show little sign of slowing down.