Death toll expected to increase in coming days; earthquake-related relief licence issued by US Treasury will last six months
What we know so far on day fiveBaby born in rubble of Syria earthquake is named Aya and given a homeDeath toll passes 21,000 as first aid convoy enters north-west Syria
A Syrian baby girl whose mother died after giving birth to her under the rubble of their home during this week’s earthquake now has a name: Aya, Arabic for “a sign from God”.
With her parents and all her siblings killed, her great-uncle, Salah al-Badran, will take her in once she is released from the hospital.