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It was a miracle that amazed the world - a baby girl pulled from the rubble alive after
an air strike in the Syrian city of Aleppo.
That baby was two year old Gina Basam and her father has spoken about the moment he
realised his entire family was missing.
I walked to the house and found it bombed, my wife and 7 daughters were there. They said
they found 3 but could not find the other 4. We went to the hospital and found two of
them, they kept looking until they found Gina. They heard a voice so they dug until the uncovered
her. Thank God.
Their house has been completely destroyed and their uncle described the scene when the
air strike happened.
It was crowded with people and children. We don't have bulldozers to dig and there's another
child, an 8 year old girl we cannot find her, she's my niece, all the girls here are my nieces.
Gina's mother and one of her sisters are still missing. Another sister suffered a broken
leg but miraculously, despite being completely buried in rubble, little Gina survived the
attack without any major physical injuries.