Turkish mother of 10-day-old boy reveals the closet saved their lives after it fell through the floor

A Turkish mother of a 10-day-old boy revealed a cupboard saved her life when they fell through the floor of her apartment and protected her from falling concrete slabs during the deadly earthquake.

One of the miracle stories following the earthquake that killed over 33,000 people in Turkey and Syria is about Necla Camuz, 33, and her newborn son Yagiz, who survived being buried under mountains of rubble for almost four days.

Necla kept her baby boy alive for more than 90 hours when he was buried in the ruins of her home by breastfeeding him, and she even tried drinking her own mother’s milk to survive.

She gave birth to Yagiz – translated as the brave – on January 27, reports the BBC.

Ten days later, when the devastating earthquake hit at 04:17 local time, she was breastfeeding her son at the family home on the second floor of a five-story building in Turkey’s Hatay province.

Necla Camuz, 33, gave birth to their son Yagiz – which translates as “the brave” – ​​on January 27. Ten days later she found herself buried under a mountain of rubble, her young son clutched to her chest

When the earthquake began, she said her husband, who was in another room at the time, tried to get to her with their son while she was trying the same.

A wardrobe fell on her husband and son, making it impossible for him and her son to move.

She told the BBC: “As the earthquake intensified, the wall fell, the room shook and the building changed position. When it stopped I didn’t realize I had fallen one floor. I called their names but there was no answer.’

Surrounded by dust, she found herself with her baby still in her arms and a toppled wardrobe next to her, preventing a concrete slab from crushing the couple.

Although Necla couldn’t see anything because of the dust, she immediately noticed that Yagiz was still breathing.

She said she initially struggled to breathe with the dust around her, but it soon settled and she felt warm in the rubble despite wearing only her pajamas.

There might have been children’s toys beside her, but Necla wasn’t able to move to look.

The only things she could be sure of were the wardrobe that had saved her life, the skin of her young son against her chest, the clothes on their bodies and the mountains of concrete and rubble around her.

For the first few hours after the earthquake, she could hear faint voices, but her cries for help went unanswered.

She banged helplessly against the wardrobe with a piece of debris beside her, but she didn’t bang on the ceiling because she was too afraid it might collapse.

The mother-of-two said she was scared and she realized that no one might come to save her and Yagiz.

She told the BBC: “You plan a lot of things when you have a new baby and then… suddenly you’re under rubble.”

Her maternal instincts led her to put her worries aside to take care of her son and breastfeed him in a confined space.

Dramatic footage shows the baby and his mother being rescued before they were loaded into ambulances and rushed to the hospital

After more than 90 hours underground, Necla finally heard the sounds of rescuers nearby. She heard dogs barking, which she initially thought was a dream

Yagiz was wrapped in a thermal blanket and carefully lifted from the rubble by rescuers from the Istanbul Municipal Fire Department

Miraculously, the mother and son sustained no serious injuries and were discharged from the hospital after 24 hours of observation

She lost all sense of time and there was no food or water to access for herself. She even tried unsuccessfully to drink her own breast milk to stay hydrated.

She could feel the vibrations of drills overhead, and she even heard muffled footsteps and voices, but they were far enough away that she didn’t want to waste energy trying to alert them to their location unless they came closer.

Her family was constantly on her mind: concern for her husband and son, who were buried under rubble somewhere above, and the fate of her other relatives after the earthquake.

She would have had no hope of ever getting out of the rubble alive if it weren’t for her young son, who slept most of the time and only woke up crying when he asked to be fed.

After more than 90 hours underground, Necla finally heard the sounds of rescuers nearby. She heard dogs barking, which she initially thought was a dream.

A voice called her and asked her if she was okay and if she could knock once for yes. She asked which apartment she lived in.

Necla and Yagiz were found after rescuers carefully removed the debris under which they were buried.

She saw light for the first time in almost four days when a flashlight shone in her eyes.

She was asked how old Yagiz was, but since she didn’t know how long they were buried under the rubble, she couldn’t be sure.

Yagiz was wrapped in a thermal blanket and carefully lifted from the rubble by rescuers from the Istanbul Municipal Fire Department.

Necla was carried away on a stretcher in front of a large crowd, unable to walk after being under the rubble for so long.

Dramatic footage shows the baby and his mother being rescued before they were loaded into ambulances and rushed to the hospital.

At the hospital, Necla was greeted by family members who told her that her husband Irfan, to whom she has been married for six years, and her other son, Yigit Kerim, were also rescued and are currently in a hospital a few hours away since they sustained serious injuries to their legs and feet

At the hospital, Necla was greeted by family members who told her that her husband Irfan, to whom she has been married for six years, and her other son, Yigit Kerim, were also rescued and are currently in a hospital a few hours away since they sustained serious injuries to their legs and feet.

Miraculously, the mother and son sustained no serious injuries and were discharged from the hospital after 24 hours of observation.

She is currently staying with a family in a makeshift blue tent where the family are supporting each other after the tragedy.

Necla was eventually reunited with her husband Irfan and their three-year-old son, Yigit Kerim.

She said she was trying to come to terms with what happened to her and her family but was certain she owed her life to her young son, without whom she would have lost hope.

“I think if my baby wasn’t strong enough to handle it, I wouldn’t have been either,” she told the BBC. “I am very happy that he is a newborn baby and will not remember anything.”

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