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| Turkey-Syria earthquake: Thousands offer to adopt baby pulled from the rubble | Turkey-Syria earthquake: Thousands offer to adopt baby pulled from the rubble |
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| Thousands of people have offered to adopt the baby girl who was born under the rubble of a collapsed building in north-west Syria, following Monday's earthquake. | Thousands of people have offered to adopt the baby girl who was born under the rubble of a collapsed building in north-west Syria, following Monday's earthquake. |
| When she was rescued, baby Aya - meaning miracle in Arabic - was still connected to her mother by her umbilical cord. | When she was rescued, baby Aya - meaning miracle in Arabic - was still connected to her mother by her umbilical cord. |
| Her mother, father and all four of her siblings died after the quake hit the town of Jindayris. | Her mother, father and all four of her siblings died after the quake hit the town of Jindayris. |
| Aya is now in hospital. | Aya is now in hospital. |
| "She arrived on Monday in such a bad state, she had bumps, bruises, she was cold and barely breathing," said Hani Marouf, the paediatrician looking after her. | "She arrived on Monday in such a bad state, she had bumps, bruises, she was cold and barely breathing," said Hani Marouf, the paediatrician looking after her. |
| She is now in stable condition. | She is now in stable condition. |
| Videos of Aya's rescue went viral on social media. Footage showed a man sprinting from the collapsed debris of a building, holding a baby covered in dust. | Videos of Aya's rescue went viral on social media. Footage showed a man sprinting from the collapsed debris of a building, holding a baby covered in dust. |
| Khalil al-Suwadi, a distant relative, who was there when she was pulled to safety, brought the newborn to Dr Marouf in the Syrian city of Afrin. | Khalil al-Suwadi, a distant relative, who was there when she was pulled to safety, brought the newborn to Dr Marouf in the Syrian city of Afrin. |
| Thousands of people on social media have now asked for details to adopt her. One report said her great uncle would adopt her. | |
| "I would like to adopt her and give her a decent life," said one person. | "I would like to adopt her and give her a decent life," said one person. |
| A Kuwaiti TV anchor said, "I'm ready to take care of and adopt this child... if legal procedures allow me to." | A Kuwaiti TV anchor said, "I'm ready to take care of and adopt this child... if legal procedures allow me to." |
| The hospital manager, Khalid Attiah, says he has received dozens of calls from people all over the world wanting to adopt baby Aya. | The hospital manager, Khalid Attiah, says he has received dozens of calls from people all over the world wanting to adopt baby Aya. |
| Dr Attiah, who has a daughter just four months older than her, said, "I won't allow anyone to adopt her now. Until her distant family return, I'm treating her like one of my own." | Dr Attiah, who has a daughter just four months older than her, said, "I won't allow anyone to adopt her now. Until her distant family return, I'm treating her like one of my own." |
| For now, his wife is breastfeeding her alongside their own daughter. | For now, his wife is breastfeeding her alongside their own daughter. |
| In Aya's home town of Jindayris, people have been searching through collapsed buildings for loved ones. | In Aya's home town of Jindayris, people have been searching through collapsed buildings for loved ones. |
| A journalist there, Mohammed al-Adnan told the BBC, "The situation is a disaster. There are so many people under the rubble. There are still people we haven't got out yet." | A journalist there, Mohammed al-Adnan told the BBC, "The situation is a disaster. There are so many people under the rubble. There are still people we haven't got out yet." |
| He estimated that 90% of the town had been destroyed and most of the help so far had come from local people. | He estimated that 90% of the town had been destroyed and most of the help so far had come from local people. |
| Rescuers from the White Helmets organisation, who are all too familiar with pulling people out of the rubble for over a decade during Syria's civil war, have been helping in Jindayris. | Rescuers from the White Helmets organisation, who are all too familiar with pulling people out of the rubble for over a decade during Syria's civil war, have been helping in Jindayris. |
| "The rescuers can end up being victims too because of how unstable the building is," said Mohammed al-Kamel. | "The rescuers can end up being victims too because of how unstable the building is," said Mohammed al-Kamel. |
| "We just pulled three bodies out of this rubble and we think there is a family in there that is still alive - we will keep on working," he said. | "We just pulled three bodies out of this rubble and we think there is a family in there that is still alive - we will keep on working," he said. |
| In Syria, more than 3,000 deaths have been reported following the earthquake. | In Syria, more than 3,000 deaths have been reported following the earthquake. |
| This figure doesn't include those who have died in opposition-held areas of the country. | This figure doesn't include those who have died in opposition-held areas of the country. |
| Related Topics | Related Topics |
| Syrian civil war | Syrian civil war |
| Turkey–Syria earthquakes 2023 | Turkey–Syria earthquakes 2023 |
| Syria | Syria |