Syria baby born underneath earthquake rubble saved; mom found dead
A newborn girl was found crying, buried under debris from the Syrian earthquake, with her umbilical cord still connected to her mother.
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A newborn girl was found crying, buried under debris from the Syrian earthquake, with her umbilical cord still connected to her mother.
Officials say thousands of buildings have collapsed and warn that the number of dead could rise much higher. The powerful quake was Turkey’s worst since 1999.
The newborn girl was found in the rubble of a five-story building after the earthquake with her umbilical cord still connected to her mother, who had died.
Rescue and recovery efforts in Turkey and Syria have been happening around the clock since powerful earthquakes shook the two countries, bringing down buildings and burying thousands of people inside the homes where they slept.
Residents digging through a collapsed building discovered a crying infant whose mother appears to have given birth to her while buried underneath the rubble. The mother and other family members died.