A baby girl was rescued in the aftermath of the devastating earthquake that hit Turkey and Syria on Monday.
The quake, with a magnitude of 7.8, caused widespread destruction and claimed thousands of lives. The newborn was rescued from the rubble of her collapsed home in the small town of Jindayris more than 10 hours after the earthquake struck.
Rescuers found the baby still tied to her mother by the umbilical cord, but unfortunately, her mother and other family members did not survive.
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A spokesman for UNICEF warned that thousands of children may have lost their lives in the quake. The baby, who suffered cuts and bruises, was rushed to a children’s hospital and placed in an incubator.
She is reportedly in stable condition as her other relatives attend to her.
The earthquake also claimed the lives of at least 6,200 people in Turkey and Syria, with the death toll expected to rise.
The rescue efforts have been hampered by aftershocks, including one that was almost as powerful as the first earthquake with a magnitude of 7.6. The Turkish President, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, declared a state of emergency in the 10 affected provinces for at least three months.
Over 8,000 people have been rescued from the debris in Turkey and 380,000 have taken refuge in government shelters or hotels. People spent the night outside in blankets, gathering around fires, while others huddled in shopping malls, stadiums, mosques, and community centres.
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