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Syrian baby born under earthquake rubble named Aya by hospital staff

Aya who was born under extraordinary circumstances in the town of Jindires, northwestern Syria, will grow up an orphan. She came into this world in the wee hours of Monday morning, when the first earthquake struck, while her mother was still trapped under the debris.

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Syrian baby born under earthquake rubble named Aya by hospital staff

A Syrian baby who was found under the earthquake rubble still tied to her dead mother's umbilical cord has been named Aya.

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Syrian baby born under earthquake rubble named Aya by hospital staff

Aya who was born under extraordinary circumstances in the town of Jindires, northwestern Syria, will grow up an orphan.

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Syrian baby born under earthquake rubble named Aya by hospital staff

She came into this world in the wee hours of Monday morning, when the first earthquake struck, while her mother was still trapped under the debris.

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Syrian baby born under earthquake rubble named Aya by hospital staff

The baby was rescued from the debris after five hours of search and rescue work by the Syrian Civil Defense (White Helmets) teams in the town.

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Syrian baby born under earthquake rubble named Aya by hospital staff

There were injuries on various parts of her body.

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Syrian baby born under earthquake rubble named Aya by hospital staff

The staff at Ceyhan hospital named her Aya and confirmed she is in good health.

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Syrian baby born under earthquake rubble named Aya by hospital staff

The baby also lost three siblings in the earthquake.

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Syrian baby born under earthquake rubble named Aya by hospital staff

n Syria, more than 3,100 people died from the earthquake, according to figures compiled by the Syrian regime's Health Ministry and the Syrian White Helmets civil defense.

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Syrian baby born under earthquake rubble named Aya by hospital staff

More than 14,300 people were killed and over 63,000 injured by two strong earthquakes which jolted southern Türkiye on Monday, according to the latest official figures released Thursday.

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Syrian baby born under earthquake rubble named Aya by hospital staff

The magnitude 7.7 and 7.6 quakes, centered in the Kahramanmaraş province, affected 13 million people across 10 provinces, including Adana, Adıyaman, Diyarbakır, Gaziantep, Hatay, Kilis, Malatya, Osmaniye, and Şanlıurfa.