Yemeni woman gives birth just hours after being rescued from rubble
The birth of a woman who was rescued from the rubble in Malatya, one of the provinces that suffered great destruction in the earthquakes centered on Kahramanmaraş, became the agenda of the international press.
The British public broadcaster BBC shared the story of Yemeni Faten Al Yousifi, who gave birth after surviving the earthquake in Malatya.
Al Yousifi, 39, was caught in the earthquake when she was 39 weeks pregnant. The Yemeni woman had prepared the baby’s room in her house and was looking forward to meeting her baby, but the house she lived in in Malatya was destroyed in the first earthquake.
The woman, who lay under the rubble for hours, was dragged out of the ruins by a family friend with difficulty. “I couldn’t believe that she was alive at that moment,” the young woman told the BBC via WhatsApp.
Al Yousifi, who was quickly hospitalized, was reunited with his daughter by caesarean section. The new mother, who named her baby Loujain, which means “silver” in Arabic, lost her husband in the earthquake. Family friend Hisham, who took part in the rescue effort, said another nearby apartment collapsed on the house where the family lived, the baby’s father, Burhan Al Alimi, 29, was killed and his body could be exhumed in three days. later.
Yemen’s ambassador to Turkey, Muhammad Tariq, visited the little baby.
It was noted that Burhan Al Alimi studied at the chemical engineering department of İnönü University and is in his final year.
THEY FLED THE COUNTRY IN THE WAR
After leaving the hospital, Al Yousifi, who settled in with a friend’s house in Kocaeli and tried to start a new life with her baby, said: “It was very difficult at first, especially in these conditions.” “We dreamed of a beautiful life with our daughter,” said the young mother, thanking everyone who saved her and supported her.
Yemen’s ambassador to Ankara, Muhammad Tariq, also visited Al Yousifi and her baby.
The BBC reported that Al Yousifi and his wife settled in Turkey after the Houthis seized Yemen’s capital Sana’a in 2014. So far, at least 8 Yemenis have lost their lives in the earthquakes.