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Turkey Miracle:Two-week old baby found alive after 7.2 earthquake (Watch Video)

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Relatives of quake victims console one another as rescue workers continue salvage operations in Ercis on Tuesday. Rescue workers hold Azra Karaduman, a two-week-old baby who was pulled from the debris of the earthquake, Oct. 25, 2011 in Ercis, Turkey. Rescue workers cae for Azra Karaduman, a two-week-old baby who was pulled from the debris of the earthquake, Oct. 25, 2011 in Ercis, Turkey. 6 photosView the full slideshow »
Rescue workers carry Azra Karaduman, a two-week-old baby who was pulled from the debris of the earthquake, Oct. 25, 2011 in Ercis, Turkey.

ERCIS, Turkey – Her rescue is being hailed as nothing less than a miracle after rescue workers pulled a two-week old baby girl from the wreckage of an apartment building two days after a 7.2 magnitude earthquake struck eastern Turkey, killing hundreds of people.

The baby, named Azra Karaduman was pulled out of her mother’s arms in the rubble by the rescuers.  Both the baby’s mother who is 25-years-old and the baby’s grandmother were also rescued and sent to a nearby hospital. 

View slideshow: Two-week old baby found alive after 7.2 earthquake in Turkey

Click here to watch dramatic video just after the 7.2 earthquake hit Turkey.

On Monday, five people were rescued that included two children and a man who used his cell phone to lead searches to his location.

According to the Disaster and Emergency Administration, the quake that struck Van province on Sunday afternoon caused 2,262 buildings to collapse. The death toll from the devasting earthquake has not risen to 366, with 1,301 people injured, officials said on Tuesday.

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Photo Slideshow – Images after 7.2 earthquake struck Van, Turkey.

Rescue workers carry Azra Karaduman, a two-week-old baby who was pulled from the debris of the earthquake, Oct. 25, 2011 in Ercis, Turkey.
Rescue workers carry Azra Karaduman, a two-week-old baby who was pulled from the debris of the earthquake, Oct. 25, 2011 in Ercis, Turkey.
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Rescuers on Tuesday evacuated a 2-week-old baby girl alive from the rubble of an apartment building that collapsed after a powerful earthquake hit eastern Turkey.

Video: Turkey miracle: 2-week-old baby pulled alive from rubble

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Rebecca Kelley has been a reporter for The Press Enterprise in Southern California and The Oakland Press in Michigan for almost two decades. She has extensive experience interviewing and writing about celebrities, politicians, education, criminal and courts, business and people from all walks of...

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