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Who is Necla Camuz? Mom shares CHILLING survival story of being buried alive under Turkey quake rubble with newborn

A Turkish woman and her 10-days-old son were rescued from Turkey's Hatay province after being buried under rubble for almost 4 days

HATAY PROVINCE, TURKEY: Thousands of people lost their lives in Turkey and Syria after two 7.8 and 7.6-magnitude earthquakes hit the Middle Eastern countries last week. A woman from Turkey who was breastfeeding her newborn son when the quake shattered her home has shared her horrifying story in an interview. 

More than 33,000 people have lost their lives in Turkey and Syria as of Monday, according to a CNN report. The rescue is still in process amid freezing weather conditions. Several Internet users have shared horrifying videos and photos of the destruction on social media.

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Who is Necla Camuz?

Necla Camuz, a 33-year-old citizen of southern Turkey's Hatay province welcomed her baby boy Yagiz on January 27. On February 6, just 10 days after Yagiz's birth, while Necla was feeding him, a 7.8-magnitude quake hit the country.

"When the earthquake started, I wanted to go to my husband who was in the other room, and he wanted to do the same thing. But as he tried to come to me with our other son, the wardrobe fell onto them and it was impossible for them to move. As the earthquake got bigger, the wall fell, the room was shaking, and the building was changing position. When it stopped, I didn't realize that I had fallen one floor down. I shouted their names but there was no answer," Necla stated in an interview with BBC.

Necla, who remained buried in the rubble for almost four days managed to breastfeed her son but struggled to find food or water for herself. In desperation, she tried to drink her own breast milk but could not do so. Necla was rescued after 90 hours by Istanbul Municipality Fire Department's rescue team. When she arrived at the hospital, Necla was greeted by her husband Irfan and their 3-year-old son Yigit.

More survivors of the earthquake

On February 12, the rescue team pulled out a seven-month-old baby from the rubble, almost 139 hours after the earthquake. Another 12-year-old girl, Cudie, was also rescued after being trapped for 147 hours. A 13-year-old was saved in Gaziantep, according to a CNN report. A Twitter user shared a video of a woman being pulled out from the debris with the caption, "The rescue forces do not want to stop looking for people alive among the rubble, a young woman is taken out alive a week after the earthquake. #Turquia #Turkey #TurkeyQuake."

A Syrian photographer shared a video of a rescued baby on social media. It was captioned, "This little angel was rescued by the rescue teams in #Turkey after 5 long days of the #earthquake. Let his story bring a glimmer of hope to your hearts. Remember the victims and their families in #TurkeySyria, and hold them in your thoughts and prayers."