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Mattress saves baby

PENANG (MALAYSIA), DEC. 28. While thousands of people lost their lives when gigantic tsunami waves hit the region here on Sunday, a 20-day-old baby girl remarkably survived, thanks to a floating mattress.

When the tsunami hit the popular Miami Beach in Batu Ferringhi here, S Tulasi, was sleeping in a room behind her father's western food outlet along the beach. Mr. Suppiah said his wife, Annal Mary, braved the strong wave to open the room's door to save their baby. ``I thought I had lost both my daughters...but thank God the mattress was floating in about 1.5 metre of water and my baby was crying. My other daughter, Kanchana somehow managed to get to her feet and run to safety.''

— PTI

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