Stunning footage of rescued baby born during earthquake
After neighbours of a residential area in a northwest Syrian town that was devastated by the recent magnitude 7.8 earthquake heard the sounds of a wailing infant emerging from the rubble, they rushed to investigate – and discovered a newborn baby whose mother appears to have given birth to her while buried beneath the rubble.
The baby girl was discovered amid the ruins of a five-story apartment building, with relatives reporting that her umbilical cord was still attached to her mother, who tragically did not survive the catastrophe.
Also killed were the baby’s immediate family, making her the only one from her family to survive following the collapse of the building.
Rescuers were only able to find and help the crying baby some ten hours after the quake had struck, and during the rescue a female neighbour cut the umbilical cord before the baby was rushed to a nearby children’s hospital to receive care.
Footage of the infant emerging from the rubble with a rescuer has also appeared on social media, with Twitter user @rami498 appearing to capture the miraculous moment.
ولِدَ تحت الانقاض وتوفت والدته.. جنديرس#زلزال #هزة_أرضية #سوريا pic.twitter.com/DdUeJIDs0w
— رامي المحمد (@rami498) February 6, 2023
The baby is now reported to be in a stable condition despite multiple severe bruising, including a large one on her back. Doctors at the children’s hospital believe the baby had been born roughly three hours before being found.
Images: Getty Images; @rami498 / Twitter