born beneath the rubble of her collapsed home before being rescued. the bbc has caught up with her and herfamily. hanan razek reports. it was seen as a miracle, a moment of hope. following february s devastating earthquake in syria and turkey. baby afraa was rescued after being born beneath the rubble of a collapsed building. all over her close family including her mother were killed. but now afraa has a new life. adopted by her uncle, the man who pulled herfrom the rubble. translation: i started to dig with my hands . and i heard a voice, so i carried on. i thank god that afraa came to my hands. she was still attached to her mother by the umbilical cord when i found her. the video of her rescue went viral around the world.
on the reactions we are seeing. this weekend marks six months since a huge earthquake hit turkey and syria, killing over 50,000 people and leaving many more homeless. but amongst the tragedy there were stories of hope such as baby afraa, who was born beneath the rubble of her collapsed home. the bbc has caught up with her and challenges her new family is facing six months on. hanan razek reports. it was seen as a miracle, a moment of hope following february s devastating earthquake in syria and turkey. baby afraa was rescued after being born beneath the rubble of a collapsed building. all of her close family, including her mother, were killed. but now, afraa has a new life, adopted by her uncle
the man who pulled her from the rubble. translation: i started to dig with my hands in the rubble. l then, i could hear a voice, so carried on and, thank god, afraa came up in my hands. she was still attached to her mother by her umbilical cord when i found her. the video of afraa s rescue in the syrian town ofjindayris went viral around the world. the attention was intense and offers to adopted herflooded in. her relatives were worried about her safety, even in hospital. with the help from the police, we managed to get extra security to protect her. the doctors at the hospital didn t seem to believe that i was her relative. i felt that he didn t want to give her to me. after a dna test proved the family are related to afraa, they were able to leave with her.
so i carried on. i thank god that afraa came to my hands. she was still attached to her mother by the umbilical cord when i found her. the video of her rescue went viral around the world. the attention was intense and offers to adopt her flooded in. her relatives were worried about her safety, even in hospital. after a dna test proved the family were related, they were able to leave with her. khalil s home was destroyed so for two months they moved to this camp with their seven children. thanks to help from well wishers they have been able to rent this house but they say it is very expensive and they don t know how much longer they will be able to stay here. translation: i lost everything, it | was like going back to square one. i can t even afford to send my kids to school but there are people in the worst conditions. the road ahead might be difficult
who pulled herfrom the rubble. translation: i started to dig with my hands i and i heard a voice, so i carried on. i thank god that afraa came to my hands. she was still attached to her mother by the umbilical cord when i found her. the video of her rescue went viral around the world. the attention was intense and offers to adopt her flooded in. her relatives were worried about her safety, even in hospital. after a dna test proved the family were related to afraa, they were able to leave with her. their home was destroyed in the earthquake so for two months he moved to this camp with his wife and their seven children. thanks to help from well wishers, they have been able to rent this house, but they say it is very expensive and they don t know how much longer