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Newborn girl found under rubble in Syria adopted by relatives

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Newborn girl found under rubble in Syria adopted by relatives
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The girl, who was born under the rubble after the earthquake in Syria, was adopted by her uncle and aunt, MIR 24 reports.

The woman gave birth to a daughter under the rubble of the house and then died. Other members of the family also died: the father and four children. The newborn was found under the rubble after more than 10 hours.

The baby was named Afraa, in honor of her dead mother.

Three days after the birth of Afraa, the uncle and aunt who adopted the girl had their own daughter. According to the man, the baby will be for him a memory of her mother and father.

Now the whole family lives in a tent, as their house was also destroyed by the earthquake.

We remind that, on February 6, earthquakes of magnitude 7.7 and 7.6 occurred in the southeast of Turkey. Syria also suffered from powerful tremors.

According to the latest data, the death toll in Turkey has approached 45 000. In Syria, a devastating earthquake has claimed the lives of almost 7 000 people.

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