A baby, a little girl who was named Aya, was born under the rubble of a house destroyed by an earthquake of magnitude 7.8, which occurred in Syria and Turkey earlier this week.
The mother, named Abu Hadiya, and her baby who was clinging to her by the umbilical cord, was found through pieces of concrete and metal destroyed a little more than ten hours after the earthquake.
Baby born under rubble of Syria-Turkey quake given home and named Aya https://t.co/ymfj6xpEd3 pic.twitter.com/NpPw0JFrxv
— New York Post (@nypost) February 10, 2023
Unfortunately, the mother was dead when rescuers found the family, the newborn and all the rest of the family. The baby’s father and the other four children in the house were also dead under the debris.
Another hour and she would have been dead, according to the doctors…
The miracle, of course, is that the baby survived, being taken immediately to the hospital for treatment, and where the doctors named her Aya (which means “a sign from God” or ”miracle”).
Since Aya was an orphan, she was adopted by her great-uncle, Salah al Badran, who will take her home with him as soon as she leaves the hospital.
In the video that has been circulating since this tragic event, we can see the rescuers carrying the baby, who is still alive, as we recall.
A baby was born under the rubble in Syria today. Don’t know the mother’s condition. Prayers for the people of Syria and Turkey. 😢🙏🏼 #earthquake #disaster #Syria #Turkey credit: [TikTok@nisouuu_mtl] pic.twitter.com/T8Ms62Xi4J
— Yvette (@srvbluesrock) February 7, 2023