Young Syrian girl shields her brother trapped under the rubble of their destroyed home
A young Syrian girl was found to be protecting her younger brother after the siblings were trapped under the debris of their collapsed home in Syria. Video footage shows the heartwrenching moment where the girl is requesting rescuers to save her little brother.
The seven-year-old named Mariam, and her younger brother Ilaaf were trapped in the debris for some 36 hours.
In the clip, she told the emergency worker: “Sir, if you rescue me and my brother, I’ll do whatever you want.
“But get us out of here.”
The brother and sister were trapped under the rubble at their home in Besnaya-Bseineh near Haram, Syria.
Endless admiration for this brave girl.pic.twitter.com/anliOTBsy1
— Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus (@DrTedros) February 8, 2023
