Heartbreaking Photo Shows 7-Year-Old Syrian Girl Protecting Her Brother Under Rubble After Earthquake
UN official Mohamad Safa tweeted a photo of the children and said they had been trapped for over 17 hours.
A 7.8-magnitude earthquake in southern Turkey and Syria killed around 6,000 people. As rescuers search through collapsed buildings for lives, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan declared a three-month emergency in 10 regions.
The massive quake, one of the largest in the quake-prone area in the past century, is sparking fears of a new humanitarian disaster in a region strained by war, displacement, and economic distress.
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Amidst the destruction and loss of lives, a 7-year-old Syrian Girl has gone viral for showing courage and resilience.
A picture of a little Syrian girl cradling her sibling while they are both buried by debris in Syria has gone viral on various social media platforms. A representative of the United Nations posted the image on Twitter.
An official with the United Nations named Mohamad Safa uploaded a picture of the children to Twitter alongside the claim that they had been buried for more than 17 hours.
The 7 year old girl who kept her hand on her little brother's head to protect him while they were under the rubble for 17 hours has made it safely. I see no one sharing. If she were dead, everyone would share! Share positivity... pic.twitter.com/J2sU5A5uvO
¡ª Mohamad Safa (@mhdksafa) February 7, 2023
"The 7-year-old girl who kept her hand on her little brother's head to protect him while they were under the rubble for 17 hours has made it safely. I see no one sharing. If she were dead, everyone would share! Share positivity," Safa tweeted.
Netizens were heartbroken but amused by the little girl's protective instincts and resilience.
26 hours under the rubble, she is protecting her brother's head, she is smiling and hope is drawn in her eyes, my beautiful little girl, all fear dissipated in an instant in #idlib_Harem#earthquake_Syria #earthquakeinturkey pic.twitter.com/A33cUKqUxv
¡ª MAZEN Al-HASAN (@Melad82921624) February 7, 2023
She's just little girl and holding her brother like she's so. Mature in this worst condition. Humanity under debris????PRAY FOR THE TURKEY ?? #Turkey #earthquake #Syria #TurkeySyriaEarthquake #PrayForTurkey #Syria #Lebanon #YaAllah #TurkeyQuake #SyriaNeedsHelp pic.twitter.com/5Mfg8otDLD
¡ª Sara Mir ?????? (@SaraMirGBP) February 7, 2023
#Syria this morning. A Syrian girl protects her brother's head under the rubble and greets the rescue team with a smile. #earthquake #Turkey pic.twitter.com/kfMAvZ6jDD
¡ª Hisham Arafat (@HishamArafatt) February 7, 2023
This girl saved her little brother's head from the rubble for 17 hours and welcome the rescue team with a smile ??
¡ª Salman Asif (@Salman_Khan_Pak) February 7, 2023
In this difficult Pakistan ?? stands with our brothers of Turkey, Syria and Labenon.
May ALLAH protect everyone from disasters.#TurkeyEarthquake#PrayersForTurkey pic.twitter.com/AsS21Chzto
This little girl is a symbol of strength and courage, ??She kept protecting her brother's head for 17 hours and when rescue arrived #TurkeyEarthquake #Turkey #Syria pic.twitter.com/zswo5Kjaq6
¡ª rmk (@rimshadmk) February 7, 2023
This little girl protects her little brother's head under the rubble?
¡ª Sarah ???? (@sara__eva) February 7, 2023
Hope all innocents will be survived.. #Syria#earthquake pic.twitter.com/6u03toHTZY
A Syrian girl protects her little brother's head under the rubble of their home, levelled to the ground by the devastating earthquake yesterday in northern Syria.
¡ª ¦Á?¦Í¦É¦Ç.@_?? (@Alvin0786) February 7, 2023
Please pray for Syria and turkiye pic.twitter.com/f0lxC70k23
A Syrian girl protects her little brother's head under the rubble of their home, levelled to the ground by the devastating #earthquake yesterday in northern #Syria. pic.twitter.com/huPVfsWk8P
¡ª Gypsy (@gypsygalexy) February 7, 2023
?This girl protected the head of her little brother under all that debris for hours and finally got rescued. Alhamdulillah!
¡ª MD Hossain (@nurhossain3099) February 7, 2023
Allah is the most merciful. ?
Syria this morning, February 7 pic.twitter.com/IxRN9z43uR
He also shared an update that the siblings were rescued successfully.
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Pic 1: Little Syrian girl is protecting the head of her baby sibling under the rubble
¡ª Iqra Naseer (@iqraqazi7) February 7, 2023
Pic 2: They are rescued & safe Alhamdulilah
Syria & Turkey need our help & prayers. May Allah make it on our brothers and sisters there. Ameen! pic.twitter.com/2PKUDiyOUc
According to the most recent data from those countries, the death toll from the earthquakes that struck Turkey and Syria has risen to almost 5,000.
Hundreds of rescue workers are still searching through the rubble and debris, attempting to dig out survivors, despite the frigid temperatures. According to authorities, the death toll from Monday's earthquake and its aftershocks is expected to rise. Shallow temperatures and heavy snowfall have hit both Turkey and Syria.
AP
Syria's final resistance stronghold and government-held territory surround the earthquake's epicenter.
In rebel-controlled areas, there are reportedly still hundreds of families buried under the rubble.
AFP
People said that thousands of buildings had fallen in a large area that stretched from the Syrian towns of Aleppo and Hama to the Turkish city of Diyarbakir, which is more than 330 kilometers to the northeast.
NT
At least 1,823 people were killed and thousands injured in Syria following several deadly earthquakes and aftershocks in neighboring Turkey, authorities and rescuers said on Tuesday.
State news agency SANA said at least 812 people were killed and 1,449 injured in the government-held provinces of Aleppo, Latakia, Hama, Idlib, and Tartous.
At least 1,020 people were killed and 2,400 injured in Syria¡¯s opposition-held northwest, with the death toll expected to "rise dramatically," the White Helmets rescue team said.
A 7.8-magnitude earthquake hit Turkey and neighboring Syria early Monday, toppling thousands of buildings, including many apartment blocks, wrecking hospitals, and leaving thousands of people injured or homeless.
(With agency inputs)
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