A week has passed since a deadly earthquake hit Turkey and Syria, killing thousands. But amidst the sea of \u200b\u200bdespair, there were also stories of " Below is one of those broadcast by the BBC..

When Necla Kamuz gave birth to her second son on January 27, she named him Yagiz, which means "

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Just 10 days later, at 04:17 local time, Necla woke up and fed him in a house in Hatay province in southern Turkey.. Within minutes they were buried under piles of rubble..

Necla and her family lived on the second floor of a modern five-story building in Samandag. It was a “nice building,” she says, and she felt safe there..

She did not know that morning that this area would be virtually torn apart by an earthquake, and buildings would be damaged and destroyed at every turn..

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" - But when he tried to come to me with our other son, the wardrobe fell on them, and they could not move.. As the earthquake intensified, the wall fell, the room shook, and the building shifted its position.. When the shocks stopped, I did not immediately realize that I had fallen one floor below.. I called out their names, but there was no answer"

33-year-old woman was under the rubble under the baby on her chest. A cabinet falling next to her saved their lives by preventing a large concrete slab from crushing them.. They remained in this position for almost four days..

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Lying in her pajamas under the rubble, Necla could see nothing but " She immediately noticed that Yagiz was still breathing..

The dust made it hard to breathe at first, but soon the dust settled.. She was warm in the wreckage. It looked like she had children's toys underneath, but she couldn't check it or get comfortable.. Other than the wardrobe, the soft skin of her newborn son, and the clothes they wore, she felt nothing but concrete and rubble..

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In the distance she heard voices. Tried to yell for help and knock on the closet.

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When that didn't work, she picked up small pieces of debris that fell nearby and used them to hit the closet, hoping it would be louder.. She was afraid to hit the surface above her so that she would not fall.. And still no one answered.

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Necla realized that there was a possibility that no one would come..

“I was scared,” she says..

Underground you lose your sense of time.

In the darkness under the rubble, Necla lost her sense of time.. This is not how she imagined life after having a baby..

“You plan a lot when you have a new baby, and then. suddenly you find yourself under the rubble,” she says. However, she knew that she had to look after Yagiz and was able to breastfeed him in a confined space.. There was no source of water or food that she could get to on her own.. In desperation, she unsuccessfully tried to drink her own breast milk..

Necla could feel the thunder of the Boers above her head and hear footsteps and voices, but the muffled sounds were far away.. She decided to conserve her energy and remain silent unless noises from outside came closer..

Necla didn't think she'd emerge from the rubble, but Yagiz's presence gave her a reason not to lose hope.. He slept most of the time, and when he woke up crying, she silently fed him until he calmed down..

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The rescue.

After more than 90 hours underground, Necla heard dogs barking. She wondered if she was dreaming. Behind the barking voices were heard.

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Knock once, if so, said a voice. - What apartment do you live in

She was discovered.

Rescuers carefully dug into the ground to pull her out, as she was holding Yagiza and herself was inactive in this situation..

The darkness was broken by the light of a torch that shone in her eyes.

When the Istanbul Municipality Fire Service Rescue Team asked how old Yagiz was, Nekla couldn't be sure.. She only knew that he was 10 days old when the earthquake happened..