Syria newborn pulled alive from quake rubble

 

 

 

JINDAYRIS, Syria — Extended family members pulled a newborn baby alive from the rubble of a home in northern Syria, after finding her still tied by her umbilical cord to her mother, who died in Monday’s massive quake, a relative said.

The infant is the sole survivor of her immediate family, the rest of whom were all killed when the 7.8-magnitude quake that struck Syria and neighboring Turkey flattened the family home in the rebel-held town of Jindayris, Khalil al-Suwadi said.

“We heard a voice while we were digging,” Suwadi told AFP Tuesday.

“We cleared the dust and found the baby with the umbilical cord (intact) so we cut it and my cousin took…

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