On 13th May, when the rescue team found her, she was already dead, crushed by the collapsed building. Through the gap of a pile of rubble, the resucers saw her in a strange kneeling position - the upper body was bending forward and her two arms were stretching outwards, as if in an ancient ceremony. The rescuers shouted towards the debris and tapped on the bricks but there was no response so they moved on.
Suddenly, the team leader realised something. He rushed back. “Come! Come!”, he shouted. He moved closer to her, stretched to reach beneath her upper body and after trying several times, he exclaimed, “There is someone! There is a child! Alive!”
Afterwards, they managed to remove the rubble on top of her. Underneath
her chest, protected by her arms and legs, was this baby, wrapped in a red quilt
with yellow flower spots, only 3 or 4 months old, peacefully sleeping and totally unharmed. The mother was still breastfeeding the baby when she died.
A doctor came to examine the baby. Unfolding the quilt, a mobile phone
dropped out. On the screen, there was a text message, “My dear baby, if you
survive, please remember that I love you.”
The doctor, who had seen too many terrible things in the last few days, burst into tears. The phone was carefully passed among the rescuers, and tears flowed. The young mother won the battle against the time for her baby, feeding and keeping her child alive with her love and courage.
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