Thousands have offered to adopt tiny Aya, a baby born under the rubble of a building in northwestern Syria following the devastating February 6 earthquake.

Aya, whose name means “miracle” in Arabic, was still connected to her mother by her umbilical cord when rescuers found her and pulled her out of the rubble.

Her entire family, mother, father and four brothers, died after their house collapsed in the city of Tsidires (Gindaros).

“On Monday, he was taken to the hospital in serious condition. She had bruises, bruises, she was frozen and could hardly breathe,” says Hani Marouf, a pediatrician who visits her.

The first images of her, naked and white with dust recovered from the rubble, went around the World Wide Web.

Interest in adoption from thousands

The newborn is now in a stable condition.

And although his life began under the most heartbreakingly unfavorable circumstances, his case has caused worldwide emotions, as well as the interest of thousands of people who are looking for ways to adopt her.

“I am ready to take over and adopt this child if the legal process allows,” the Cuban TV presenter said, while Khalid Attiya, the director of the hospital where she is being treated, received dozens of phone calls from people around the world who want to adopt her.

“I won’t let anyone adopt her at this time. Until her distant relatives return, I will treat her like my own child,” the doctor said. Attia has a daughter only four months older than Aya.

Now his wife is breastfeeding the baby with them.

A local journalist told the British state channel that the earthquake had destroyed 90% of the city.

In Syria, more than 3,000 people, not including those killed in opposition-controlled Syrian territories, were killed in a devastating earthquake last Monday.

Source: BBC