‘Blessing’ baby born in tent, while ‘miracle’ boy pulled from Indonesia quake rubble
- The young boy survived for two days without any food or drink, and was only saved by a wall holding up another collapsed wall
- Java, Rohmat delivered her fourth child in a makeshift medical centre set up in a tent in an open field
Days after an earthquake rattled the West Java town of Cianjur on Monday, killing at least 271 people, locals are rejoicing over a “blessing” and a “miracle”, as a newborn baby entered the world, while a young boy was pulled from the rubble.
A couple of days after Indonesia’s deadly earthquake, heavily pregnant Rohmat Kartini began experiencing contractions.
Having narrowly escaped Monday’s quake with her husband, Rohmat had to be driven for hours on roads clogged with debris and mud to a makeshift medical centre set up in a tent in an open field.
While others grappled with the devastating aftermath of the magnitude-5.6 quake, Rohmat and her husband Solihin welcomed their fourth child.
“Perhaps this earthquake carried its own blessing for my wife, because my wife was handled by specialist doctors who were very good. My wife made it into labour, the baby was born and I am happy with the blessings,” Solihin said, holding the baby boy wrapped in a purple blanket.