Residents digging through a collapsed building in a northwest Syrian town discovered a crying infant following Monday\u0027s deadly earthquake.
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Video of the rescue circulating on social media shows the moments after the baby was removed from the rubble, as a man lifts her up, her umbilical cord still dangling, and rushes away as another man throws him a blanket to wrap her in. Maarouf said the baby weighed 3.175 kilograms , an average weight for a newborn, and so was carried nearly to term. “Our only concern is the bruise on her back, and we have to see whether there is any problem with her spinal cord,” he said, saying she has been moving her legs and arms normally.Article contentJinderis, located in the rebel-held enclave of northwest Syria, was hard hit in the quake, with dozens of buildings that collapsed.
On Tuesday, Abu Hadiya and the girl’s father Abdullah Turki Mleihan, along with their four other children were laid to rest in a cemetery on the outskirts of Jinderis.Article content A rescuer cradled her head in his hands and tenderly wiped dust from around her eyes before she was pulled out.
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