A child born in the aftermath of the earthquake that hit Turkey and Syria, killing more than 20,000 people, will soon have a new home.

Aya’s name means “a sign from God” in Arabic, according to the AP andThe Guardian.

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A newborn baby who was found still tied by her umbilical cord to her mother and pulled alive from the rubble of a home in northern Syria following a deadly earthquake, receives medical care at a clinic in Afrin, on February 7, 2023. - The infant is the sole survivor of her immediate family, the rest of whom were all killed when a 7.8-magnitude quake that struck Syria and neighbouring Turkey flattened the family home in the rebel-held town of Jindayris, cousin Khalil al-Suwadi said.

Aya will reportedly go with her great-uncle, Salah al-Badran, upon being released from the hospital. But al-Badran and 11 others from his household are currently living in a tent after losing their own home in the deadly quake.

“After the earthquake, there’s no one able to live in his house or building,” he told the AP via voice messages.

A newborn baby who was found still tied by her umbilical cord to her mother and pulled alive from the rubble of a home in northern Syria following a deadly earthquake, receives medical care at a clinic in Afrin, on February 7, 2023. - The infant is the sole survivor of her immediate family, the rest of whom were all killed when a 7.8-magnitude quake that struck Syria and neighbouring Turkey flattened the family home in the rebel-held town of Jindayris, cousin Khalil al-Suwadi said.

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Aya was found in the rubble of a five-story apartment building where her parents lived prior to the quake leveled the building, the AP reported. After being pulled from the wreckage, she was rushed to Cihan Hospital in Afrin, where she later received her special name.

“She arrived on Monday in such a bad state,” said pediatrician Hani Marouf, per the BBC. “She had bumps, bruises, she was cold and barely breathing.”

Newborn baby pulled alive from the rubble of a home in northern Syria

“I’m ready to take care of and adopt this child … if legal procedures allow me to,” the woman said, per the report.

Instead, he and his wife are caring for the child until she can be released to family, per the report. Attiah’s wife is even reportedly breastfeeding Aya alongside the couple’s own 4-month-old daughter.

More than20,000 people have diedfollowing Monday’s earthquake, including more than 3,000 people in Syria.

Ten provinces in Turkey are now under a three-month state of emergency, theNew York Timesreported Thursday.

To help earthquake relief efforts in Turkey and Syria, consider donating to these organizations:The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, Doctors Without Borders,GlobalGiving, Save the Children, andThe Syrian American Medical Society.

source: people.com