Shabnum’s story
The 23 day old miracle baby Ashans’s
mother Shabnum had left him sleeping alongside his three sisters,
aged 12, 8 and 5 when at 8.50am the earthquake struck –
the house was demolished instantly, crushing them.
As rescuers fought to find the children, his three sisters were
brought out and laid on the ground before their mother. In her
grief the baby was forgotten until she heard his cries……
(Pic of Shabnum holding her micracle child Ashan)
Syed Hussain’s story
Faimly support that knew no boundaries
Syed Hussain was repairing his windows, when he felt a trembling.
As this became stronger, I ran in to his mother, who was in
the next room reciting the Holy Koran. As he entered, the house
collapsed on top of them.
His
family managed to pull him out alive although he was in great
pain in his back. His daughter and son sadly perished. Outside
help reached the village three days later and it was immediately
apparent given Syed’s condition that he could not be transported
by vehicle over the terrible roads. His family began to discuss
the possibility of carrying him out and so they fixed him as
comfortably as they could on his makeshift charpoi stretcher.
Four of them hoisted a corner leg each onto their shoulders
and, incredibly, they set off straight down the hillside. They
didn’t make for the road, which they knew was blocked
anyway, but trusted to their intimate knowledge of the mountain
paths. Due to their efforts Syed survived. |
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