Syrian man digs for 30 relatives buried by quake
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- 09 Feb 2023
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Malek Ibrahim made it out of his home after the earthquake hit Syria and thought he could breathe a sigh of relief. But 30 relatives were still unaccounted for elsewhere.
For the past two days, Ibrahim has been doggedly tearing at the rubble with his hands as he searches for family members who were buried when Monday's deadly earthquake struck both Syria and Turkey.
Malek Ibrahim made it out of his home after the earthquake hit Syria and thought he could breathe a sigh of relief. But 30 relatives were still unaccounted for elsewhere.
For the past two days, Ibrahim has been doggedly tearing at the rubble with his hands as he searches for family members who were buried when Monday's deadly earthquake struck both Syria and Turkey.
"The whole family is gone. It's complete genocide," said the 40-year-old covered in dirt.
He, his wife and his children managed to get out of their home alive in the city of Idlib. But he said he had little hope that any of his extended family members pinned down by the collapsed building in Besnaya had survived. Read More…
