Baby born under earthquake rubble named Aya by hospital staff in Syria

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

She who was born under extraordinary circumstances in the town of Jindires, northwestern Syria on Monday morning, when the first earthquake struck. 

Her mother was still trapped under the debris when Aya was born.

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.

There were injuries on various parts of her body.

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

The baby also lost three siblings in the earthquake.

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In Syria, more than 3,150 people died from the earthquake, according to figures compiled by the Syrian regime's Health Ministry and the Syrian White Helmets civil defense.

More than 14,351 people were killed and over 63,794 injured by two strong earthquakes which jolted southeastern Türkiye on Monday, according to the latest official figures released Thursday.

The magnitude 7.7 and 7.6 quakes, centered in the Kahramanmaras province, affected 13 million people across 10 provinces, including Adana, Adiyaman, Diyarbakir, Gaziantep, Hatay, Kilis, Malatya, Osmaniye, and Sanliurfa.

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