but amidst the tragedy there were stories of hope, such as baby afraa who was 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
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. since then, they turned down offers to live abroad in the uk and the united arab emirates. the reason is i was scared they would take afraa away from me. i was also scared they would take my children away from me. that was what i feared the most.
since then, they turned down offers to live abroad in the uk and the united arab emirates. the reason is i was scared they would take afraa away from me. i was also scared they would take my children away from me. that was what i feared the most. as the family feel they can t move abroad, they are searching for a permanent place to live in syria. khalil s home was destroyed in the earthquake, so for two months following the disaster, he moved to this camp with afraa, his wife and their seven children. thanks to help from well wishers, they have been able to rent this house but they say it s very expensive and they don t know how much longer they will be able to stay here. i lost everything. it was like going back to square one. i can t even afford sending my kids to school. but there are people living in worse conditions injindayris. the road ahead might be difficult
as the family feel they can t move abroad, they are searching for a permanent place to live in syria. khalil s home was destroyed in the earthquake, so for two months following the disaster, he moved to this camp with afraa, his wife and their seven children. thanks to help from well wishers, they have been able to rent this house but they say it s very expensive and they don t know how much longer they will be able to stay here. i lost everything. it was like going back to square one. i can t even afford sending my kids to school. but there are people living in worse conditions injindayris. the road ahead might be difficult but the family are grateful for the chance for a new start following a disaster which killed a,000 people in north western syria alone. hanan razek, bbc news.
after being born beneath the rubble of a building. all over her close family were killed. but now afraa has a new life. adopted by her uncle, the man who pulled herfrom the rubble. 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. 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. their home was destroyed so for two