The photo shows a girl protecting a little boy after they had been trapped under the rubble of the earthquake in Syria for over 36 hours. This picture is not fake!
A pair of siblings can be seen in the photo
They are Mariam, a 7-year-old girl and her little brother Ilaaf. You can see how both are trapped between huge concrete blocks. Mariam positioned her arm over her younger brother Ilaaf's head to protect him. According to media reports, the video came from Besnaya – Bseineh, a small village in Haram (Syria).
Both were saved.
Mohamad Safa, head of an NGO that works with the United Nations, shared this photo on Twitter on February 7, 2023 with the following comment: “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 safe. I don't see anyone sharing. If she were dead, everyone would share! Share positivity…”
The image is a screenshot from a video that can be found on Twitter, among other places
The father of the siblings, Mustafa Zuhir Al-Sayed, reports to the US broadcaster CNN:
“We felt the ground shaking, debris falling and we were buried for two days. Thank God we are all alive, we thank our rescuers.”
Sources:
CNN
DailyMail
Also read:
Video shows escape during earthquake, but it's not from Turkey
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