72 Hours Later: interactive story about rescue operations in Syria
Published: Feb 9, 2023 Reading time: 1 minuteMore than 72 hours have passed since a tremendous earthquake struck Türkiye and Syria, leaving thousands dead and injured. Others have been trapped under rubble, awaiting tireless rescue teams to burrow them out of danger and debris.
In the small hours of the 6th of February, Um Ammar awoke to what she thought was heavy thunder. Frightened, she darted out from under her blanket, grabbed hold of her infant grandchild, and fled barefoot into the garden below where she took shelter under a tree...
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