Six months ago today, Afraa was pulled from rubble, still attached to her umbilical cord and barely alive.
When Afraa was found in the rubble of a collapsed building in Syria, her umbilical cord was still attached to her mother, who had died just after giving birth. The video of the baby's rescue from the earthquake in February captivated the world. Since then she has made a remarkable recovery.along with their seven children in the Syrian town of Jindayris, not far from the Turkish border.
Khalil recalls vividly the moment he pulled Afraa from under the rubble: "The roof had fallen over them. Someone called me and said they found a woman's body. As soon as I arrived, I started digging, then I heard a voice. It was baby Afraa still attached to her mother. We were determined to save her, we knew she would be the only memory left of her family."
"Immediately after the earthquake she had some chest problems because of the dust from the rubble, but now her health is great," says Khalil. "I took her to the doctor to check up on her and now her health is 100%." Hala had been pregnant at the same time as Afraa's mum and three days after Afraa was born, Hala also gave birth to a baby girl. They called her Ataa after another auntie who died in the earthquake.
The family finally managed to find a house to rent where they now live, but they are afraid they won't be able to stay for long. "It is very expensive and I don't know if we will be able to keep it much longer as the owner needs it," says Khalil.
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