03:27A baby girl who was born under the rubble of her family's home could be seen living with her new family in Jindires on Friday.
The girl's aunt and uncle adopted her and renamed her Afraa after the newborn had spent days in hospital following the deadly earthquakes that hit Turkey and Syria earlier in the month. Speaking during an interview, her uncle Khalil al-Sawadi explained that both her parents and siblings were killed in the natural disaster and that Afraa will be raised in Syria.
"As a result of the DNA test performed by the local relevant authorities, they made sure we were her blood relatives. So she is now living with me thank God. Afraa's father and mother, four siblings and an aunt were killed, there's no-one left of her family besides this baby," said Khalil al-Sawadi.
He added that "She'll be a memory for me of her mother and father. I also received offers to leave the country, which I also rejected because Afraa was born in Syria and here will die, so I will not leave Syria. She is one of my children now, and I would spare no effort to raise her."
In the footage, the baby girl can be surrounded by her new family and another newborn, the daughter of al-Sawadi.
Two earthquakes hit Turkey on Monday, February 6. The first 7.7 magnitude quake hit near Gaziantep, while the second, slightly smaller quake came less than 12 hours later in Kahramanmaras province.
Many buildings were destroyed in cities across both Turkey and Syria with thousands trapped under the rubble. At time of publication, the combined death toll has surpassed 50,000.
Syria: 'She is one of my children now' - Baby girl born under rubble adopted by relatives after quake kills entire family
A baby girl who was born under the rubble of her family's home could be seen living with her new family in Jindires on Friday.
The girl's aunt and uncle adopted her and renamed her Afraa after the newborn had spent days in hospital following the deadly earthquakes that hit Turkey and Syria earlier in the month. Speaking during an interview, her uncle Khalil al-Sawadi explained that both her parents and siblings were killed in the natural disaster and that Afraa will be raised in Syria.
"As a result of the DNA test performed by the local relevant authorities, they made sure we were her blood relatives. So she is now living with me thank God. Afraa's father and mother, four siblings and an aunt were killed, there's no-one left of her family besides this baby," said Khalil al-Sawadi.
He added that "She'll be a memory for me of her mother and father. I also received offers to leave the country, which I also rejected because Afraa was born in Syria and here will die, so I will not leave Syria. She is one of my children now, and I would spare no effort to raise her."
In the footage, the baby girl can be surrounded by her new family and another newborn, the daughter of al-Sawadi.
Two earthquakes hit Turkey on Monday, February 6. The first 7.7 magnitude quake hit near Gaziantep, while the second, slightly smaller quake came less than 12 hours later in Kahramanmaras province.
Many buildings were destroyed in cities across both Turkey and Syria with thousands trapped under the rubble. At time of publication, the combined death toll has surpassed 50,000.
A baby girl who was born under the rubble of her family's home could be seen living with her new family in Jindires on Friday.
The girl's aunt and uncle adopted her and renamed her Afraa after the newborn had spent days in hospital following the deadly earthquakes that hit Turkey and Syria earlier in the month. Speaking during an interview, her uncle Khalil al-Sawadi explained that both her parents and siblings were killed in the natural disaster and that Afraa will be raised in Syria.
"As a result of the DNA test performed by the local relevant authorities, they made sure we were her blood relatives. So she is now living with me thank God. Afraa's father and mother, four siblings and an aunt were killed, there's no-one left of her family besides this baby," said Khalil al-Sawadi.
He added that "She'll be a memory for me of her mother and father. I also received offers to leave the country, which I also rejected because Afraa was born in Syria and here will die, so I will not leave Syria. She is one of my children now, and I would spare no effort to raise her."
In the footage, the baby girl can be surrounded by her new family and another newborn, the daughter of al-Sawadi.
Two earthquakes hit Turkey on Monday, February 6. The first 7.7 magnitude quake hit near Gaziantep, while the second, slightly smaller quake came less than 12 hours later in Kahramanmaras province.
Many buildings were destroyed in cities across both Turkey and Syria with thousands trapped under the rubble. At time of publication, the combined death toll has surpassed 50,000.