Newborn, toddler saved from rubble in quake-hit Syrian town
1 year, 10 months ago

Newborn, toddler saved from rubble in quake-hit Syrian town

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Residents in a northwest Syrian town discovered a crying infant whose mother appears to have given birth to her while buried underneath the rubble of a five-story apartment building leveled by this week’s devastating earthquake, relatives and a doctor said Tuesday. The newborn girl was found buried under the debris with her umbilical cord still connected to her mother, Afraa Abu Hadiya, who was found dead, they said. Monday’s pre-dawn 7.8 magnitude earthquake, followed by multiple aftershocks, caused widespread destruction across southern Turkey and northern Syria.

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A little miracle: Toddler buried under rubble for 14 hours after Israel's deadly attack on Lebanon rescued
1 month, 2 weeks ago

A little miracle: Toddler buried under rubble for 14 hours after Israel's deadly attack on Lebanon rescued

Firstpost  

‘Ali appeared among debris in the shovel of the bulldozer, after we all thought he had died,’ the toddler’s great uncle said. Ali’s entire family, including his sister, mother, and two grandmothers, perished in the attack Two-year-old Ali Khalifeh, the sole survivor of his family, lies amputated, bandaged and hooked to a respirator in a bed at the Alaa Addin …

Gaza baby girl saved from dead mother’s womb dies in incubator
7 months, 4 weeks ago

Gaza baby girl saved from dead mother’s womb dies in incubator

Al Jazeera  

Sabreen al-Rouh Jouda dies just days after her mother, father and sister were killed in Israel attack on Rafah. A premature Palestinian baby, who was saved from her mother’s womb after she was killed in an Israeli attack in the Gaza Strip, has died after days in an incubator. Sabreen al-Rouh Jouda died in a Gaza hospital on Thursday after …

A year after Syria’s deadly earthquake, orphaned children adjust to the loss bit by bit
10 months, 2 weeks ago

A year after Syria’s deadly earthquake, orphaned children adjust to the loss bit by bit

Associated Press  

IDLIB, Syria — Aya al-Sudani, a bubbly toddler with a toothy smile, will mark her first birthday on Tuesday, but there will be no celebration with cake and presents. Some 542 children were found “unaccompanied and separated” after the earthquake throughout Syria, said Eva Hinds, a spokesperson for the United Nations children’s agency or UNICEF. “Almost everyone in Syria at …

Syrian baby born under earthquake rubble turns 6 months, happily surrounded by her adopted family
1 year, 4 months ago

Syrian baby born under earthquake rubble turns 6 months, happily surrounded by her adopted family

Associated Press  

JINDERIS, Syria — A baby girl who was born under the rubble of her family home destroyed by the deadly earthquake that hit Turkey and Syria six months ago is in good health, loves her adopted family and likes to smile even to strangers. The dark-haired baby Afraa survived 10 hours under the rubble after the Feb. 6 earthquake crushed …

Nearly two months after Turkey quake, 'miracle' baby girl reunited with her mother
1 year, 8 months ago

Nearly two months after Turkey quake, 'miracle' baby girl reunited with her mother

India Today  

Nearly two months after a monster earthquake devastated southern Turkey, a mother has been reunited with her three-and-a-half-month old infant in Adana after a DNA test confirmed the same, according to the country's family ministry. The infant, named Vetin, miraculously survived the quake and was pulled out from the rubble by rescue authorities in Hatay province, more than five days …

'Miracle baby' born in rubble of Turkey-Syria earthquake gets adopted by uncle, renamed after late mother
1 year, 10 months ago

'Miracle baby' born in rubble of Turkey-Syria earthquake gets adopted by uncle, renamed after late mother

India Today  

A baby born in the rubble of Turkey-Syria earthquake has been adopted by her aunt and uncle, almost two weeks after her mother, father and four siblings were all killed in the earthquake on February 6. Along with the baby’s parents and siblings, her apartment block in the northern town of Jinderis, in Aleppo province, was also destroyed, Sky News …

Newborn saved from earthquake in Syria adopted by her aunt
1 year, 10 months ago

Newborn saved from earthquake in Syria adopted by her aunt

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. A day after the infant arrived at the hospital, …

‘Buried alive’: Syrians recount losing family in the earthquakes
1 year, 10 months ago

‘Buried alive’: Syrians recount losing family in the earthquakes

Al Jazeera  

According to the Syria Civil Defence, 2,274 people died in Syria’s rebel-held northwest region, with more than 12,400 others wounded. “I’m just relieved to have someone left for me in this world.” Absence of heavy equipment Al-Mousa is one of many who lost entire families to the 7.8 and 7.6 magnitude quakes that struck Turkey and Syria. “The absence of …

Turkey and Syria Earthquake Survivor Stories
1 year, 10 months ago

Turkey and Syria Earthquake Survivor Stories

The Hindu  

The catastrophic earthquake that initially took place on February 6, 2023 and its aftershocks have flattened the cities and towns in Turkey and Syria. Rescue workers carry Ergin Guzeloglan, 36, to an ambulance after pulling him out from a collapsed building five days after the earthquake, in Hatay, southern Turkey, on February 11, 2023. Rescue workers hand over Yigit Cakmak, …

Amid devastating loss, Turkish family reunited with ‘miracle baby’ found in quake rubble
1 year, 10 months ago

Amid devastating loss, Turkish family reunited with ‘miracle baby’ found in quake rubble

CNN  

CNN — Like those of thousands of families across Turkey and Syria, the Fansas’ lives were shattered by last week’s earthquakes. But Nilay Fansa and her husband, Cengiz, are also holding tight to their “miracle baby.” The February 6 quakes trapped the family beneath the rubble that had been their seven-story apartment building in Kahramanmaras, Turkey. Courtesy Fansa family “We …

Gunmen storm hospital of newborn saved from quake in Syria
1 year, 10 months ago

Gunmen storm hospital of newborn saved from quake in Syria

Associated Press  

BEIRUT — Gunmen stormed a Syrian hospital that is caring for a baby girl who was born under the rubble of her family’s earthquake-shattered home, and the attackers beat the facility’s director, a hospital official said Tuesday. The official denied reports on social media that the Monday night attack was an attempt to kidnap the infant named Aya — Arabic …

Children rescued after more than 180 hours under rubble of Turkey earthquake
1 year, 10 months ago

Children rescued after more than 180 hours under rubble of Turkey earthquake

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Rescuers in Turkey have pulled …

Newborn saved from rubble in quake-hit Syria in good health
1 year, 10 months ago

Newborn saved from rubble in quake-hit Syria in good health

Associated Press  

BEIRUT — A baby girl born under the rubble of her family’s home in northern Syria after last week’s devastating earthquake was in good health Monday and being breast-fed by the wife of the director of the hospital where she is being cared for, her doctor said. Dr. Hani Maarouf, a pediatrician at Cihan Hospital in the northern Syrian city …

Watch: Turkey earthquake survivors still being rescued a week on
1 year, 10 months ago

Watch: Turkey earthquake survivors still being rescued a week on

Al Jazeera  

People buried under rubble for up to seven days are still being pulled out alive. Even as United Nations aid chief Martin Griffiths signals that the rescue phase is “coming to a close” one week after magnitudes 7.8 and 7.6 earthquakes struck southern Turkey, rescue workers are still pulling people out alive from under the rubble of collapsed buildings. At …

Rescue phase ‘comes to a close’ in Turkey-Syria quake disaster
1 year, 10 months ago

Rescue phase ‘comes to a close’ in Turkey-Syria quake disaster

Al Jazeera  

Stories of miraculous rescues flooded the airwaves in recent days, but tens of thousands of dead have also been found with the toll expected to sharply rise. Rescuers saved a 13-year-old boy from under a collapsed building a week after Turkey’s deadliest modern-day earthquake killed tens of thousands of people as the chances of finding other survivors dwindled. In the …

Baby rescued from rubble 128 hours after Turkey earthquake adorably smiles in viral video. Watch
1 year, 10 months ago

Baby rescued from rubble 128 hours after Turkey earthquake adorably smiles in viral video. Watch

India TV News  

This week's catastrophic earthquake in Turkey and Syria has resulted in a massive trail of destruction, with tens of thousands confirmed dead. One such miracle includes a two-month-old baby who was pulled out from the rubble after being trapped for nearly 128 hours in Antakya, Turkey. Social media was filled with pictures and videos of the rescued baby, covered in …

'Miracle Rescue': 2-Month-Old Baby Found Alive Under Rubble In Turkiye After 128 Hours
1 year, 10 months ago

'Miracle Rescue': 2-Month-Old Baby Found Alive Under Rubble In Turkiye After 128 Hours

ABP News  

New Delhi: In a miraculous incident, a two-year-old baby was rescued from the rubble of collapsed buildings after 128 hours in debris, as reported by Anadolu news agency. #Turkey#earthquake pic.twitter.com/c0MGtnrnE9 — Abier February 11, 2023 Earlier, rescue teams pulled out more survivors from the rubble of collapsed buildings as the teams were racing against time to save lives in the …

Children orphaned by the quake in Turkey and Syria face an uncertain future
1 year, 10 months ago

Children orphaned by the quake in Turkey and Syria face an uncertain future

CNN  

CNN — A baby began her life surrounded by chaos and devastation this week. “Every effort should be made to reunify children with their families when suitable, if such reunification is in their best interest.” Similarly, 3-year-old Tariq Haidar was pulled alive from the wreckage of his home in Jandaris, northern Syria, 42 hours after the earthquake struck, Reuters news …

Turkey-Syria earthquake: Toll nears 23,000; new-born, mom saved. 10 facts
1 year, 10 months ago

Turkey-Syria earthquake: Toll nears 23,000; new-born, mom saved. 10 facts

Hindustan Times  

The confirmed death toll from the deadliest earthquake in the region in two decades stood at nearly 23,000 across southern Turkey and northwest Syria four days after it hit. Rescuers pulled a woman alive out of the rubble of a collapsed building in Turkey, prompting cheers from onlookers 104 hours after she was buried by the huge earthquake. The Syrian …

‘Miracle’ rescues: Saved after 100 hours under rubble in Turkey
1 year, 10 months ago

‘Miracle’ rescues: Saved after 100 hours under rubble in Turkey

Al Jazeera  

As the death toll tops 21,000, rescuers continue to work around the clock, hoping to pull more survivors from the debris. Here are the stories of some of those who survived: 110 hours: “Another body has been pulled out from under the rubble and he was alive … 110 hours later,” said Al Jazeera’s Resul Serdar, reporting from a rescue …

Syria orphans from quake taken in by overwhelmed relatives
1 year, 10 months ago

Syria orphans from quake taken in by overwhelmed relatives

Associated Press  

BEIRUT — A Syrian baby girl whose mother gave birth to her while trapped under the rubble of their home during this week’s devastating earthquake now has a name: Aya, Arabic for “a sign from God.” With her parents and all her siblings killed, her great-uncle will take her in. At one hospital in northwest Syria, a red-haired 7-year-old girl, …

Crying Baby Who Appeared To Be Born Under Rubble Of Earthquake Is Pulled Out Alive
1 year, 10 months ago

Crying Baby Who Appeared To Be Born Under Rubble Of Earthquake Is Pulled Out Alive

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING JINDERIS, Syria — Residents digging through a collapsed building in a northwest Syrian town discovered a crying infant whose mother appears to have given birth to her while buried underneath the rubble from this week’s devastating earthquake, relatives and a doctor said Tuesday. Residents discovered the crying infant whose mother appeared to have given birth to her …

Turkey, Syria Earthquake: These Rescue Videos Instill Hope Amidst The Deadliest of Times
1 year, 10 months ago

Turkey, Syria Earthquake: These Rescue Videos Instill Hope Amidst The Deadliest of Times

News 18  

More than 8,000 people have succumbed to death after a massive earthquake ‘knocked’ down south-east Turkey and Syria on Monday. One such video shared on Twitter showed the Israeli rescue team managing to save three people stuck under the wreckage while the other one showed a cat being released from under a heavy object that might have fallen on it …

Hope, heartbreak as children pulled from rubble in Turkey, Syria
1 year, 10 months ago

Hope, heartbreak as children pulled from rubble in Turkey, Syria

Al Jazeera  

Millions of children and their families have been impacted by the devastating magnitude 7.8 earthquake. A one-year-old baby was found alive on Wednesday in the Turkish province of Sanliurfa after spending 53 hours trapped under a collapsed five-storey building, Turkey’s Anadolu Agency reported. No food, no drink 🚼 Toddler is from SE Sanliurfa province 🏚️ Rescued from under 5-story building …

Hand of hope: Minor girl shields brother under rubble in quake-hit Syria
1 year, 10 months ago

Hand of hope: Minor girl shields brother under rubble in quake-hit Syria

India Today  

As authorities scramble to pull out survivors from under the debris of levelled buildings in quake-hit Turkey and Syria, a video of a seven-year-old girl shielding her sibling under the rubble is melting hearts and has gone viral. READ | Turkey-Syria quake death toll mounting by the minute as rescuers dig through tons of rubble While under the rubble of …

Newborn, toddler saved from rubble in quake-hit Syrian town
1 year, 10 months ago

Newborn, toddler saved from rubble in quake-hit Syrian town

Associated Press  

JINDERIS, Syria — Residents digging through a collapsed building in a northwest Syrian town discovered a crying infant whose mother appears to have given birth to her while buried underneath the rubble from this week’s devastating earthquake, relatives and a doctor said Tuesday. The newborn girl’s umbilical cord was still connected to her mother, Afraa Abu Hadiya, who was dead, …

Turkey, Syria earthquakes: Videos show distressing stories of children
1 year, 10 months ago

Turkey, Syria earthquakes: Videos show distressing stories of children

Hindustan Times  

While rescue teams are scrambling to find survivors trapped under debris after a series of massive earthquakes in Turkey and Syria, some heart-wrenching videos of children and their parents have emerged on social media claiming to be from the disaster-struck countries. WARNING: The following video contains scenes that some viewers may find disturbing The man is seen tightly clutching the …

Rescuers scramble in Turkey, Syria after quake kills 4,000
1 year, 10 months ago

Rescuers scramble in Turkey, Syria after quake kills 4,000

Associated Press  

ADANA, Turkey — Rescuers in Turkey and war-ravaged Syria searched through the frigid night into Tuesday, hoping to pull more survivors from the rubble after a 7.8 magnitude earthquake killed more than 4,000 people and toppled thousands of buildings across a wide region. Authorities feared the death toll from Monday’s pre-dawn earthquake and aftershocks would keep climbing as rescuers looked …

Survivors scream as desperate rescuers work in Turkey, Syria
1 year, 10 months ago

Survivors scream as desperate rescuers work in Turkey, Syria

Associated Press  

ADANA, Turkey — Rescuers called out, “Slowly, slowly,” as they lifted a man inch by inch from between slabs of collapsed concrete Monday in the Turkish province that was the epicenter of a devastating earthquake. At least 3,400 people were killed, and civilians joined rescuers in desperate efforts across Turkey and Syria. In some places around southeast Turkey, survivors could …

Turkish rescuers pull girl from rubble 4 days after earthquake
4 years, 1 month ago

Turkish rescuers pull girl from rubble 4 days after earthquake

India TV News  

Even as hopes of reaching survivors began to fade, rescuers in the Turkish city of Izmir pulled a young girl out alive from the rubble of a collapsed apartment building on Tuesday, four days after a strong earthquake hit Turkey and Greece. The child had been trapped inside the rubble for 91 hours since Friday’s quake struck in the Aegean …

3-year-old 'Miracle' Girl Rescued From Rubble 91 Hours After Turkey Earthquake
4 years, 1 month ago

3-year-old 'Miracle' Girl Rescued From Rubble 91 Hours After Turkey Earthquake

News 18  

A three-year-old girl was pulled from the rubble 91 hours after a powerful earthquake hit western Turkey, killing more than 100 people, officials and AFP reporters at the scene said. Along with the great pain we have experienced, we have this joy as well.” The mayor initially said she was four years old, but Turkish Health Minister Fahrettin Koca later …

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