The little girl was protecting her little brother’s head and started smiling for rescuers when they approached
Two brothers crushed by the ruins of their home in Syria is the photo that has become representative of the 7.8 Richter disaster that hit southeastern Turkey on Monday, killing thousands on both sides of the border.
The two children, aged 4 and 6, were reportedly found alive after almost a day. The little girl was protecting her little brother’s head and started smiling for rescuers when they approached.
She was rescued in Syria from under the rubble after the earthquake.
She was protecting the head of her little brother and started smiling for the rescuers when they approached. pic.twitter.com/O2RAFkBB6L— Asaad Sam Hanna (@AsaadHannaa) February 7, 2023
The rescuer speaks to her in a happy voice to calm her down and the little girl fearfully answers him.
The little girl said to him when he found her: “Take me out from under these wrecks, sir, me and my brother, and I will be your slave.”
This video broke my heart 💔
The little girl says to the rescuer when he reaches her: Get me out from under this wreckage, sir, me and my sister, and I will become your slave.#earthquakeinturkey #Syria #هزه_ارضیه #зелзал #İstanbul #earthquake #Turkey #PrayForTurkey pic.twitter.com/U9mMrZdROM
— Zuher Almosa (@AlmosaZuher) February 7, 2023
In Syria, the dead exceed 1,600, according to data from the Damascus government, while hundreds of families are still trapped under the rubble of destroyed buildings. But time is running out to find survivors…
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