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(Exclusive Video) 2-week-old baby rescued alive in Turkey earthquake

Erciş : Turkey | Oct 25, 2011 at 9:46 AM PDT
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Turkish men take part in a rescue operation to salvage people from a collapsed building after an earthquake

A 2-week-old baby girl was rescued alive from the debris of a collapsed building on Tuesday, October 25, 2011. The baby’s mother and grandmother were also rescued later.

According to Yahoo News, the name of the miracle baby is Azra. In Arabic, the meaning of Azra is purity or untouched. The baby was born prematurely and rescued miraculously alive two days after the quake.

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Pijush Mitra is based in Kolkata, Bangla, India, and is a Reporter for Allvoices.
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