'Miracle' baby born in Philippine typhoon rubble
One of the strongest Typhoons in recorded history swept through the central Philippines killing at least 10,000 people and dislocating as many as 500,000 people. Amid the widespread despair emerged a rare moment of joy when 21-year old Emily Ortega gave birth to a baby girl. Her birth was miraculous because her mother was in an evacuation centre and had to swim and cling to a post to survive before she found safety at Tacloban airport. “She is my miracle. I had thought I would die with her still inside me when high waves came and took us all away,” Ortega told AFP.
