Her uncle said, "This daughter means so lot to us because there is no one left of her family except for this baby."
JANDARIS: After her parents and siblings perished in the tragedy, a baby born after last month's tragic earthquake in northern Syria was reunited with her aunt and uncle on Saturday.
Following the earthquake, video of a rescuer descending a mound of rubble while carrying a newborn infant coated in dust was widely shared on social media.
After her parents and siblings perished in the tragedy, a young girl born following a terrible earthquake earlier this month was photographed in the rebel-held town of Jandaris, Syria, on February 18, 2023.
The infant was eventually determined to be the child of Abdallah and Afraa Mleihan, who perished in the earthquake in the rebel-held town of Jandaris in Syria's Aleppo region together with their other children.
Until medical professionals could confirm the identity of her relatives, the newborn was treated in the Jihan Hospital farther west in the Afrin area, which is also controlled by the opposition.
On February 18, 2023, a baby girl called Afraa—after her departed mother—lies at the Jihan Hospital in Afrin, Syria.
Their niece, whom they called Afraa in honour of her late mother, was ultimately picked up on Saturday by her paternal aunt Hala and uncle through marriage Khalil Al-Sawadi.
"Because her family has everyone except this infant remaining, this child means a great deal to us. She will serve as a reminder of her for me, her aunt, and all of our family members in the hamlet where her mother and father lived "told Reuters Sawadi.
He was holding his own newborn daughter Ataa in one arm and Afraa, who was covered in a pink blanket, in the other. Three days after the earthquake, Ataa was born, and Sawadi promised to raise them both together.
Syria's rebel-held town of Jandaris is where Afraa's uncle-by-marriage, Khalil Al-Sawadi, is holding her as of February 18, 2023.
He told Reuters that in addition to a DNA test, there were legal processes to certify the genetic relationship.
The earthquake on February 6 caused more than 5,800 deaths throughout Syria, with the majority occurring in the opposition-held north, which had already endured years of shelling since the Syrian conflict began in 2011.
Also killed by the earthquake were more than 39,000 Turks.
On February 18, 2023, Hala, Afraa's paternal aunt, met up with her in the rebel-held Syrian town of Jandaris.
One of the worst-affected towns in the northern regions controlled by the rebels is Jandaris, where Sawadi resides. After surviving years of shelling during the almost 12-year conflict that has torn across Syria, some children there have been left orphaned by the earthquake.
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