{"id":16788,"date":"2023-02-10T14:04:23","date_gmt":"2023-02-10T19:04:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/news\/?p=16788"},"modified":"2023-02-10T15:01:57","modified_gmt":"2023-02-10T20:01:57","slug":"newborn-baby-found-amongst-rubble-as-earthquake-rescue-efforts-continue-in-turkey-and-syria","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/news\/2023\/02\/newborn-baby-found-amongst-rubble-as-earthquake-rescue-efforts-continue-in-turkey-and-syria","title":{"rendered":"Newborn Baby Found Amongst Rubble as Earthquake Rescue Efforts Continue in Turkey and Syria"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_16806\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-16806\" style=\"width: 550px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/140\/2023\/02\/syrian-newborn-earthquake-02_credit-twitter-scaled.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-16806 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/140\/2023\/02\/syrian-newborn-earthquake-02_credit-twitter-550x413.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"550\" height=\"413\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-16806\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Twitter<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">As the death toll continues to climb in Syria and Turkey, with over\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/livecoverage\/turkey-syria-earthquake\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">17,500<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0reported dead after a 7.8 earthquake early Monday local time, some stories of amazing survival have emerged. A\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2023\/02\/07\/middleeast\/syria-newborn-baby-earthquake-intl\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">newborn baby<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0was pulled from the rubble more than 10 hours after the quake. Her mother had apparently given birth to her during the chaos. The baby\u2019s umbilical cord was still attached to the baby\u2019s mother, Afraa Abu Hadiya, who was found dead nearby. The rest of the baby\u2019s immediate family of, her father and four siblings, were also found deceased after apparently having tried to escape from their apartment. \u201cWe heard a voice while we were digging. We cleared the dust and found the baby with the umbilical cord (intact), so we cut it, and my cousin took her to the hospital,\u201d said a cousin of the family, Khalil al-Suwadi. Dr. Hani Maarouf is treating the baby, who was hypothermic and bruised but stable. He estimated the baby had been born some hours before her rescue and that being born under the rubble had saved her life. \u201cHad the girl been left for an hour more, she would have died,\u201d he\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/newborn-rescued-earthquake-syria-899ba2d62631d3f5c77761b935f9f7e9\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">said<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">. Video of the baby being pulled from the rubble has circulated\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ABC\/status\/1623113401382625282?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1623113401382625282%7Ctwgr%5E54914c1d65b58a90c4132c1d8fd2923e30a71ded%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fabcnews.go.com%2FInternational%2Fdramatic-rescues-survivors-pulled-earthquake-rubble-turkey-syria%2Fstory%3Fid%3D96960014\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">on Twitter<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0and other social media.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Other amazing rescues have been reported amidst all the suffering as well. An entire family was rescued in the Idlib province of western Syria, with\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/International\/dramatic-rescues-survivors-pulled-earthquake-rubble-turkey-syria\/story?id=96960014\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">cheers<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0from the crowd as two girls and a boy, along with two adults, were pulled from the wreckage. In Turkey, a woman was rescued from the remnants of the 8th floor of her apartment building.\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.christianitytoday.com\/news\/2023\/february\/earthquake-turkey-syria-christians-churches-prayer-relief.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Local Christians<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0were some of the first responders to help victims from the deadly quake. Gokhan Talas, founder of Miras Publishing Ministry, has coordinated several efforts to help rescued victims, including gathering blankets, formula, and medicine. \u201cFrom this side of eternity, nothing is clear. But our sweet Lord is suffering with us,\u201d he said in encouragement. He is coordinating with\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/ilkumutdernegi.org\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">First Hope Association<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0(FHA) which was established to help Syrian refugees. Talas expects good to come out of all the horror, calling it a \u201ctest of the church.\u201d \u201cI am proud of my brothers and sisters in Christ,\u201d he said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Franklin Graham\u2019s\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"Rescue%20efforts%20continue%20in%20both%20Syria%20and%20Turkey,%20with%20freezing%20conditions%20and%20infrastructure%20issues%20impacting%20efforts.%20Efforts%20in%20Syria%20are%20also%20complicated%20by%20an%20ongoing%20civil%20war%20and%20US%20sanctions.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Samaritan\u2019s Purse<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0announced it had deployed a 52-bed emergency field hospital to Turkey. In response to the devastation, Graham stated, \u201cThis massive earthquake has devastated Turkey. Thousands of people were killed, and hundreds of thousands have been left homeless and are searching for their loved ones. It is cold there, and survivors are in shock\u2014they need our help. We are responding to meet needs in Jesus\u2019 Name. Please pray for all those who are suffering.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Rescue efforts continue in both Syria and Turkey, with freezing conditions and infrastructure issues impacting efforts. Efforts in Syria are also complicated by an ongoing civil war and US sanctions.\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sanctions_against_Syria#:~:text=Sanctions%20against%20Syria%20are%20a,civil%20war%20from%202011%20onwards.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Sanctions<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0have been leveled against Syria by multiple countries due to the decade-long war and accusations of human rights abuses. Many jihadist organizations control towns near the northwest border of Syria, further hindering rescue efforts. Donations to Samaritan\u2019s Purse to help with efforts can be made\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.samaritanspurse.org\/article\/responding-to-earthquakes-in-turkey\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">here.<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As the death toll continues to climb in Syria and Turkey, with over\u00a017,500\u00a0reported dead after a 7.8 earthquake early Monday local time, some stories of amazing survival have emerged. A\u00a0newborn baby\u00a0was pulled from the rubble more than 10 hours after the quake. Her mother had apparently given birth to her during the chaos. 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