VIDEO: Wonders as Baby Rescued Alive After Being Buried in Rubble for hours in Turkey-Syria Earthquake
VIDEO: Wonders as Baby Rescued Alive After Being Buried in Rubble for hours in Turkey-Syria Earthquake
A baby rescued from under the rubble of a five-story apartment building in a town in northwest Syria lost its mother just moments after the devastating earthquake struck.
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.
The baby was the only member of her family to survive from the building collapse on Monday in the small town of Jinderis, next to the Turkish border, Ramadan Sleiman, a relative, said.
It comes as the search for survivors across Turkey and Syria has been impeded by the sub-zero temperatures and close to 200 aftershocks, which made the search through unstable structures perilous.
Locals in Hayat, Turkey’s worst-hit region, raged at the slow pace of rescue efforts as more than 7,300 people were reported to have died in the aftermath of the tremors across the two countries.
The 7.8 magnitude earthquake was the deadliest to hit Turkey since 1999, and officials fear the death toll will keep rising.
The number of people confirmed dead in Syria now stands at 2,470, taking the total tally of both countries to over 8,300.
Turkish vice-president, Fuat Oktay said more than 8,000 people so far have been pulled from the debris in Turkey. About 380,000 are taking refuge in government shelters or hotels, with others huddling in shopping malls, stadiums, mosques and community centres.
UN releases $25m for emergency help to Turkey and Syria
The United Nations has released $25m from its emergency fund to help kick-start the humanitarian response to the earthquake in southern Turkey and northern Syria.
“As the people in the region deal with the devastating consequences of this tragedy, we want to tell them that they are not alone,” UN humanitarian chief and emergency relief coordinator Martin Griffiths said yesterday evening.
“The humanitarian community will support them in every step of the way out of this crisis.”
UAE to provide $100m to Turkey and Syria
The United Arab Emirates says it will provide $100m in earthquake relief to Syria and Turkey.
The state-run WAM news agency reported the donation Tuesday. It said the decision came from Emirati leader Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan and that the money would be split evenly between the two countries.
Rescue enters third day as many remain trapped in worst-hit regions
Rescuers endured freezing temperatures as they worked to pull people from the rubble in Turkey’s particularly hard-hit province of Hatay.
Source : The independent
