young girl covering her brother's head while stuck under the rubble after the earthquake
Jeeze the brothers eyes look “not alive” glad they made it
Equivalent to the 1000 yard stare for the shell shocked
Or it could just be the timing of the photo. Anyone can have that look if it's taken at the right time
In my experience the best time for these kinds of shots is immediately after the traumatic event
Young children have strong impulses and little impulse control (part of that brain not developed yet) Like “food! Play! What’s this? What’s that?”.
Since they’re stuck they have to dull out all their natural instincts, plus the trauma and fear of not understanding.
Similar to if an adult was trapped for 2 days, we’d be ‘alive’ but our eyes will glaze over from exhaustion from fear & deliberating boredom.
This is a serious thread, but my brain is urging me to make a joke about "deliberating boredom" so bad.
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I have deliberating anxiety over this.
It's actually 2 sisters, OP got the title wrong
Dude right i was like no...
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Just doesn't have the same appeal
Type \# and you'll keep the pound symbol instead of emboldening text.
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Sadly one of the lucky ones?
Gladly one of the unlucky ones?
Years ago my friends dad died and I was a pallbearer. I did lots of drugs and say dumb shit from time to time. My dumbass told his mom I wouldn’t have missed it for the world when she said thanks for coming. AWKWARD!!!!!!
Just my PoV, but that didn't come off as awkward or insensitive. I woulda taken that to mean that this moment is important to your friend and his family, and that you cared enough to prioritize that event above all others for that day.
Edit: I had no idea who Luke Mayes is, but I was curious about how hot his hands were. I assume now it's a basketball reference lol.
In a similar situation, without any drugs to blame, I was told the same thing by the son of the deceased and responded with "Any time".
Not sure this means what you intended.
I think you forgot the "few" there. :(
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What a freaking champ
Here is a higher quality version of this image. Here appears to be the source. Per there (and Google Translate):
@Snirmaq
She's just 10 and holding his brother like she's so. Mature in this worst condition. Humanity under debris
1:25 AM · Feb 7, 2023
He adds this image and update:
Alhumdolillah they both are rescued that brave girl hold his brother in tough time.
8:50 AM · Feb 7, 2023
Here's a video of the two https://twitter.com/muhammadsmiry/status/1622932360680419330?s=46&t=HdBdax94rBwzTudMOt5BaQ
“Pull me out and I will do whatever you want, I will be your servant!”
No child should feel the need to address their rescuers in such way. That's terrible.
As pointed out in this thread this is just an idiom which was not translated correctly. She is just asking for help and is not offering to be a servant. You could compare it to „I will be grateful“.
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Or in the context of little kids - I used to say "I'll be your best friend" to someone I wanted something from.
"Can I have some of your candy? Pleeeeease? I'll be your best friend!"
That kinda thing
A hundred years ago it was not uncommon in English to sign letters with "your faithful servant" which also would translate oddly I'm sure. The intention matters in translations.
In Spanish, we used to write "a sus pies, señora" (I'm at your feet, ma'am).
I would have gone with "I'll be forever indebted to you" as a comparison.
It's like the middle eastern couture where they say "you like my shirt? Let me give it to you, it's my gift" type of thing. It doesn't mean that, but it's the cultural way of expressing something.
"you like my shirt? Let me give it to you, it's my gift"
What does this one mean?
I just watched a great video on this. I think it's called an "appreciation token" but i might be wrong. Basically it goes like this...
"You have a nice shirt"
Responses: American: thanks i bought it at target, or it has really nice fabric
German: thank you it is a nice shirt
Middle eastern: thank you, you like this shirt? Please have it.
Asian: no no no it's just an ok shirt
Laughing 'cause I'm an American and that's accurate. Just add in how much of a discount I got on it, because I'm the type that's more likely to brag about how much I saved than how much I spent.
Chill man, it's just the culture over there. She didn't mean it literally.
It's a cultural thing.
Stop mistranslating things to make a point.
Good to see them recovering together. They were the lucky ones.
Glad they are safe 😭
yeah i'm tearing up right now. Even though they are safe it's just heartbreaking :'(
Another post said it was 17 hours that they were trapped. Must have seemed like an eternity.
Do you have a link? She looks badly pinned, can't believe she's fine, thats pretty insane
Man imagine if it happened right as you woke up in the middle of the night and had that thirst that hits sometimes. The kind that only be satiated with ice cold water. And then boom 17 hours no water, mouth full of dust and another fucking earthquake.
Hopefully the shock and adrenaline from freeze, flight or fight reaction and the lizard part of her brain protected them mentally somewhat for a few hours.
Probably took them awhile to even become cognisant of their predicament.
Either way, pretty amazing story.
Dude my throat has been dry and scratchy the last couple days and you just described a nightmare scenario for me. I can't even go 17 minutes without a drink today
Make sure you’re getting electrolytes- even a pretzel or a cracker, the salt will help you be better hydrated
I hope the parents survived too.
Her expression is heart warming and heart breaking considering the situation. In a weird way tho it’s made me think what it must be like for the kids…..and thing is, life in general is fairly terrifying when you’re a kid. As adults we know that this situation ISNT normal and is ABSOLUTELY terrifying. But hopefully the reality of it all isn’t sinking in the same for the kids. I know for many that isn’t the case, pain is pain regardless of the age. But I do feel (and hope) that kids innocence protects them a little during situations like this
I will never understand how the internet jpegs an image so fast.
This was obviously taken with a quality camera yet here with are with blocky pixels somehow.
Most websites autocompress uploaded images without any way of detecting their quality. That includes social media and even news sites. It only takes a few compressions to get jpeg poop all over everything.
To be fair the image is begging to be jpeged. The camera was probably decent but the ISO looks like it’s 100,000 or more. I bet it was dark in there.
A flash was used to take this photo. You can tell by the sharp shadows around their chin shown here - https://i.imgur.com/htzTWiU.jpg also the famous red-eye affect that flashes give starting to show in the left person's eye.
With a flash, you could take this photo at 50 iso.
Also, even if this didn't use flash, it would have to have some pretty mad noise for it to show even on the original that is posted above by /u/Spartan2470.
I'm happy for them. I also hope they get some counseling because this shit efs you up for life man.
Trapped in a confined space plus they don't know if they'll be rescued... double traumatic experience, terrifying!
They are talking about Crush Syndrome, often happens for people saved from the debris. I hope she will get well soon.
Thanks this looks more like a photo. To me the OP looks more like a painting
*Humanity under debris. *
Fuck me dead I did not expect to have three words destroy me in such a way this morning.
Thanks for this, hate to see these horrible pictures without knowing the outcome.
For those whining about the photographer taking the photo rather than lifting a ton of concrete off of a conscience child by themselves, you should note that this photo will likely generate sympathy, which will result in donations for food and shelter.
These kids real problems will begin after they are freed. They are in a region with no shelter and no food facing freezing temperatures and a destroyed infrastructure. Their parents may be dead. Their needs will be ongoing and this is the one shot to get the rich worlds attention for monetary help before something else comes along.
This photographer has done the victims a valuable service.
also generally the photographer doesn't have the pnumatic jack or whatnot neccessary to lift a few thousand pounds of concrete or experience to make sure it doesn't shift the load and crush them
And also just having a person near is probably an amazing comfort in the situation.
Not to mention, rubble rescue can be tricky. Trying to help, the photographer could cause a bigger problem leading to an opposite outcome.
Went to brotography university. One of the requirements was being able to dead lift and sustain 500lbs, otherwise you get put into weighted boom mic duty until you even lift, bro.
Also if someone’s been buried like this, you generally don’t want to risk touching shit unless your not going to cause something to collapse.
Plus, they might not be an expert in disaster clearing. They may try to help by clearing rubble, but how do you know if the one rubble they try clearing isn’t gonna be the one that brings everything else down?
Also if he tries and fails and he drops it back to time there’d be more injury.
Whenever there's a catastrophe, there are always some folks who get weird about journalists being on the ground. Like bro... you only know about this thing, or at least only have the grounds-eye view, because they're there.
If you've ever watched the extreme character on Animal Planet or Travel Channel or wherever, free-climbing a rock wall or sneaking up on a pride of lions or jumping out of a plane in handcuffs, you watched it through the lens of someone who did the same stunt carrying a camera with both hands. Journalists are the reason we get thrills watching stupid shit, and the reason we find sympathy for people in danger. They run into battle with no weapons. They crawl under rubble with no tools. They're the only reason we know what's going on.
People call journalists "vultures" for reporting on tragedy but then turn around and read those articles and would likely complain if no one was covering it. We wouldn't know about things like this even happening at all if it weren't for journalists. It's a thankless job for sure.
I also think journalist has taken a much more negative connotation since the internet, and especially social media, ages. Now, anyone can write a narrative and babble on or vent about something, but do it in an article format on click bait sites and take it as "news." Using that and then playing the telephone game, it's easy to see how a lot of conspiracy shit starts and these "journalists" are the source.
Yeah people like to pretend that aid comes from some sort of humanitarian robot, but it really is motivated by sympathetic individuals feeling the need to donate money or send help. Photos like this are what make people aware of the issue and motivate politicians to actually do something. Plus, it's not like this guys is going to be able to save them alone, at least they can stay with them and make sure help is on the way
https://static.photocdn.pt/images/articles/2017/12/12/articles/2017_8/vultureandlittlegirl.webp
The vulture and the little girl
Kevin Carter's Pulitzer Prize-winning photograph of a starving Sudanese child and a vulture in the background.
Carter's photo was published in the New York Times. The caption read: "A little girl, weakened from hunger, collapsed recently along the trail to a feeding center in Ayod. Nearby, a vulture waited."
Publication in The New York Times "caused a sensation" "It was being used in posters for raising funds for aid organisations. Papers and magazines around the world had published it, and the immediate public reaction was to send money to any humanitarian organisation that had an operation in Sudan."
But the photographer was criticized for not helping the child. In reality journalists were told not to touch victims, because of diseases. He did chase the bird away. He was also accused of engaging in "pornography of poverty".
Four months after winning the Pulitzer Prize, Kevin Carter commited suicide.
I thought the photographer took the photo then took the kid to an aid center and the child still died. Was too far gone at that point for anything to save them.
Are there actual people here moaning that an untrained civilian didn't try to pull them out or move the incredibly unstable debris around them? Wow.
How dare the photographer not uplift tons of concrete and steel with his own hands to save them?
Not forgetting that if the rubble moves, there is a big chance that it will crush them rather then free them. That is why we have trained professionals that have dedicated their lives to this sorta thing.
Let the photographer photograph and the earthquake responders earthquake respond.
Now I'm just imagining the rescue team taking really shit pictures while the photographers try their hardest to move debris.
What you don't see are all the missed shots of other photographers whose instinct was to try pulling trapped children out first, only to inadvertently dislodge some load bearing rubble, resulting in crushed grapes, which, because of their embarrassment, decided not to photograph.
Yes, at least one person further up in the comments.
I don’t know why people seem to equate photography in war zones to be the same as civilians shouting world star and filming kids getting their ass beat. It’s not the same thing.
It's all they know
And only an idiot doesn’t realize you can’t just move that crap. One wrong move and the whole thing could shift and come down. This is why we have engineers and critical rescue people.
it's funny that this is one of the top comments when there isn't a single comment to be seen of what this is referring to
These kids real problems will begin after they are freed.
I think all those problems exist simultaneous with them being trapped in rubble. I wouldn't characterize being trapped in rubble as any less real than those other problems.
Also, it's a still shot from a video taken while they were being rescued
I donated $150 today because of a similar image. We can’t do much but this is what we can do. If you can do more, please do it.
Conscious
People also need to realize moving rubble without an expert is extremely dangerous. If you move the rock and cause it to slip, that person will get crushed instantly.
Tldr: Jenga
Absolutely heartbreaking
This picture gives me massive anxiety. Knowing above both them is likely TONS of rubble.
So glad to see the ‘after’ photographs of them recovering together.
Dynamite post OP
Can you please link the after?
It was posted higher up .
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It's incredible what shock can do and how our brains protect us in crisis. Our brains tell us when we're in pain, and some how, some way, it knows when we need to shock it to survive.
The trauma will come later. This is just the beginning of a lifelong trauma for them.
My palms are sweaty just thinking of the claustrophobia.
This photo was taken in Syria, sadly not enough help is being provided at the moment because of the Caesar act and the boycott of the Assad regime.
Edit: You can watch tbe video here https://twitter.com/muhammadsmiry/status/1622932360680419330?s=46&t=HdBdax94rBwzTudMOt5BaQ
Do note about the translation, this is your typical direct translation mistakes. She meant it as "please help us out and we will do whatever you want", she will not become anyone's servant, it's a comon idiom.
I was wondering why I didn’t hear anything about the damage over there. Isn’t this a time for neutrality in the sense of humanitarian help? :(
As an American who is an adamant NPR BBC radio listener, I’m always really upset when I see people say they aren’t hearing about how Syria was affected disastrously as well. This level of earthquakes is absolutely insane, especially in a developing country. My heart goes out, but the sad part is I know that means nothing.
Ya it’s all over the news. The focus is on Turkey presumably because that’s where the large majority of damage and deaths are.
Idk about this situation specifically, but it is also often harder to get information from places like that as well. Hard to report on areas you don't have good access to.
Disappointing, to say the least, that in the age of communication and technology that any nations struggles can possibly be, not ignored, but unheard.
In this case I think it's in part because the area of Syria that was hit is in the thick of the civil war. I've heard NPR and BBC reporting on the issue from both countries, and in Turkey they talked to government officials from the local government of the epicenter, while in Syria they talked to a member of the White Helmets (the civilian volunteer rescue brigade) and a doctor who works at an underground hospital (literally, to avoid bombings by the Assad regime).
That is to say, there's not an authority on the ground in that part of Syria that you could rely on to have good information.
Turkey also has institutions that can broadcast their news far more effectively than Syria. They're also a western 'ally', which leads to western media being more likely to pick up stories from Turkey than Syria.
It's where the smart phones and internet are. The parts of Syria affected are already devastated by war.
Because the Syrian Government has said that all humanitarian aid has to be routed via them - which means its not actually going to get to the places that need it.
In actual fact, Assad bombed one of the areas affected shortly after the earthquake.
Not just the Syrian govt, Russia has repeatedly vetoed & curtailed UN cross-border relief aid, eg.
As the report concludes, not only has Russa limited the effectiveness of the Security Council resolution on cross-border relief aid delivery by reducing it to one crossing, but Russia’s officials have also threatened on numerous occasions to shut down the crossing and completely cancel the mechanism.
But ofc OP is happy to push Russian propaganda.
Because, frankly, Syria was already in ruins. 8 years of war and foreign invasions does that. 8 years of every fucking one, from ISIS, to Turkey, to US and Russia fighting in Syria has left it in ruins.
Situation in Lebanon is not better either. They had something like 5 million refugees from Syria, a tense political situations with Shia, Sunni Muslims and some remaining christians holding different parts of the government, and guns to each other's heads, then 2020 hit with huge explosion in Beirut.
Do you even remember what started it all? Syrian people peacefully demonstrated against the Al-Assad regime during Arab Spring and he responded by shooting and dropping barrel bombs on them.
And those peaceful demonstrations were in response to him having an entire class of schoolchildren tortured, and some later killed after one of them drew an anti-assad picture.
There are far too many people who are pro-Assad because they deem him an ally in their anti-Western and anti-imperialist crusade. They're totally in denial about how much of a bastard that man is.
It's insane how well propaganda works. Most people on the internet have absolutely nothing bad to say about Assad. This guy mentions 8 different actors, and not a word about the regime that threw literal barrels full of explosives on their people for 12 years and displaced over half the population. Insane.
Assad with assistance from the Russian government literally gassed his own citizens with chemical weapons then blamed the "insurgency"
Nope, because all sides will try to use that to their advantage or atleast suspect the others of trying to.
Something that rubs me so wrong.
I'm glad the world fled to Ukraine. Many countries accepted refugees from there.
But with Syria they were really not happy with the refugees and didn't want to accept them.
Turkey accepted millions of Syrian refugees.
https://www.unhcr.org/tr/en/refugees-and-asylum-seekers-in-turkey
Ukrainians are generally white christians thats the difference.
Also Ukraine had a government that the world sees as "the good guys" so official support to official channels works. Syria doesn't have that.
Hallo? We here in Germany have many Syrian refugees. And many Ukrainian refugees.
Best Sister
Hell yeah, she is. It's tough for a lot of people to face adversity; This little girl, literally stuck between a rock and a hard place, greets it with a smile while protecting her little brother.
Fr dude. I was really scared after seeing all these earthquake videos and called my brother literally in the midnight cause I was worried about him. I am not even from Turkīye or Syria. This is just so heartbreaking.
Why the fuck did people downvote you?
Was I ? I don't really care. Redditors sometimes downvote a comment only because someone else downvoted it , not because they disagreed with it. Or I just sounded dumb.
I just can't. These two remind me so much of my children. Life is so fucking unfair. Thanks for showing us those powerful images. Will donate and help any way I can.
SMH at everyone complaining about the photographer taking pictures instead of rescuing the kids... First of all, the photographer is there to document, there are (presumably) others there to rescue. Secondly, it's not a simple case of moving the slab of concrete. Likely it's not possible for one or two people to safely move it off of them, it will take some careful planning to make sure they can move it without inadvertently crushing them or anyone else trapped nearby.
This reminds me of that video of two adult, male gorillas fighting and people are asking where the keepers are.
Where’s the zoo keeper
photographers like this are half of what gets all the international help to move... or at least the public support for them... and the charity actions that will soon pop up everywhere
Plus, even if there was a bunch of people on hand, removing people from rubble is no small task. A lot of it is... I wouldn't go as far as to say improvised, but each incident is different and needs a different gameplan. Blocks and wedges will be cut in place for each lift, medical personal ready to go. You can lift a block on them to find they've got a massive laceration under it, but the way it was resting on them it was held closed by the debris and now you need to patch them up immediately.
Improper rescue kills people, both the injured and the wouldbe saviours.
It’s reddit. People will simultaneously complain about people photographing tragedy, and complain about there not being enough coverage.
Social networks have become the place for strained righteous indignation looking for a target.
Pics like this make stomach turn. I’m so happy they were rescued but imagine how many are never rescued that are stuck like this in rubble just in crushing darkness
I can't anymore with these pictures. So many heartbreaking tear inducing things
What a beautiful thing, this very young girl, covering her even younger brother's head while waiting to be rescued from the pile of rubble they are trapped under from the earthquake. Young lady, you are a hero weather you know it or not!
Someone please tell me the kids are safe please
they are, here is the photo after they were resuced.
https://twitter.com/Snirmaq/status/1622956011471642624?cxt=HHwWgIDR3Zj58oUtAAAA
Higher up in the comments someone linked a photo of them together resting after they were rescued. For these little ones, at least, there was a happy ending.
Oof! I am just so relieved that they got rescued! This little girl deserves a “best big sister, ever” award! What intelligence and composure she displayed in a horrifying situation?!? I am so happy that they were rescued and that she protected her little brother! But I am so sad for all the victims of these Natural Disasters, that idk if I can “Like” such a sad image!
Ridiculously photogenic earthquake survivor.
One of the things we learned from the previous refugee crisis was that Syrian children in general are ridiculously cute/adorable.
That's kind of why they got the little attention they did in Western media otherwise we'd have heard nothing about them. And that's also probably why Europeans didn't move to immediately turn them all (women and children) back. They're not Ukrainian of course, bona fide "white people", but seeing little doe eyed caucasian kids with curly blonde hair covered in dirt/dust bawling their eyes out pulled at their heart strings.
But yeah, not looking forward to getting bombarded with pictures of them again like during that time. Still remember those pictures of dead children on the beach... was a new dad at the time, unlocked new ability: Panic Attack.
I will gladly donate to the rescue effort though. Again. Some people can't catch a break.
My palestinian friend jokes that arabs would have already had a few genocides on them by the west if they weren't so good looking
And that’s also probably why Europeans didn’t move to immediately turn them all (women and children) back.
Have you forgotten how welcoming everyone at the german trainstations was when they arrived? Independent of looks, gender or age.
They really are ridiculously photogenic. That is obviously not important in this situation, but being that photogenic, brave and composed in the face of one of my (literally) worst fears is astounding to me.
I would be a quivering, crying wreck, and there would be no shame in that. Being trapped like that is beyond terrifying.
I mean, in the first few hours yeah, but by hour 17 pretty sure you’ve accepted your new life under the debris.
I have a panic disorder, I would be surprised if I was able to maintain consciousness, even by then.
panic disorders are the worst
its so ironic too, your body is fighting so hard to protect itself by spiking the fear levels, but that same stress takes years off your life, and can lead to stokes/heart attacks.
i will say, if youre not supplementing magnesium, you should, i found it had a very big effect on my calmness levels. Magnesium itself is calming, and high cortisol levels from stress actually lower your magnesium levels, so its a double whammy.
Same, even just looking at this and disassociating while daydreaming about what this would be like and how I would handle it with the thought that I might never be rescued is giving me a mild panic attack
The look in his eyes is so haunting
In 1990, A 7.9 earthquake hit the Izmit area in Turkey, causing approximately 18,000 deaths. Much of the devastation was blamed on sub-standard construction and contractors ignoring earthquake building codes.
Judging by the buildings collapsing everywhere, I imagine that's still an issue
Its truly heartbreaking because proper earthquake mitigation design in construction could have avoided what is apparently a monumental tragedy.
As someone who was crushed and survived, these images fuck me up. Definitely keep posting, my trauma is making me want to help, and maybe others will help too.
If you want to send support to people on the ground and don't want to bother with wire transfers, here is a good link: https://events.softgiving.com/donate/HasanAbiForTurkeySyriaEarthquakesFund
God please tell me their parents are okay At least some adult to care for them
These two look almost identical in age to my daughter (nearly 6) and son (3.5). It breaks my heart to see them like this.
The boy looks like he might be in shock.
I am positive the both of them are.
On Twitter today I saw a photo of a father holding the hand of his dead daughter. The rest of her body was crushed under their building. All you could see was her hand and her mattress. I went to the bathroom and sobbed.
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I just can’t. I feel horrible for not being able to take all this in and hurt with these people but I’m just too fragile. I’m so happy they survived. I’m so glad they had each other. I know I’ll be holding and kissing my kids like crazy today. I’ll be making sure they know how lucky they are to have each other. I pray nothing ever happens to them but I also pray if it does, they have each other like this. Poor babies, too small to understand the depth of this.
That boy has a look of extreme trauma in his eyes. I can’t even imagine.
Suddenly all the crap I've been dealing with at work means absolutely squat compared to what these angels are living. I hope they have been rescued.
I met someone today who lost 3 people he knew for his entire life to that earthquake and they dont know about 20 or more of his family members... really sad
A decade plus of civil war and now this. That's really cruel.
Fuck man, I just see my own two daughters here and now I'm crying.
That little girl is a freaking hero. Does anyone know how I can send her a truckload of Squishmallows and candy?!
Instead of doing that, you could donate and help other children just like them or their parents get the humanatarian aid they need :) There are thousands still under rubble waiting to be rescued, and most of them will die of hypothermia, dehydration or due to their injuries very soon if they don't get the help they need as we speak. You can dm me for details on where to donate :)
This is a capture from a video. The conversation she had with the rescuer is heart wrenching. He’s trying to distract her from her ominous situation asking her about things she learned. She engages with him for a while then starts begging him to get her and her sibling out “please uncle” (it’s a term of endearment used by Arab children when addressing any older male, as a sign of respect) “please get me out and I will do anything you want…I will clean for you I will be your servant, please uncle”.
These poor fucking kids and all those that lost their lives and were effected.
If only Turkiye wasn’t such a corrupt and backwards shithole they might reinforce their building regulations to anticipate earthquakes.
Unfortunately for those that live under that regime.
What an incredible snapshot of self-less sibling love.
I just read a story about a newborn still attached to her deceased mother by the umbilical cord. She was alive but in bad shape due to the cold & debris. Poor baby’s whole immediate family was dead. As soon as I read that I had to pray for her. For her to live thru a night of freezing temperatures alone, cold, starving, cut up & bruised & still have enough strength to cry loud enough for someone to hear her……🥺😭 She had angels with her for real.
The distortion of this pictures makes it look like that little boy is dead and his eyes are calcified
Ugh this was my thought as well, he did not look alive and she's just smiling. Thankfully he is okay, they both are alive. But the photo without context looks incredibly more haunting than it's reality. (And it's already pretty awful)
She's a total badass. I hope he knows how lucky he is to have her.
To all commenting about taking a photo, this is probably a scope, to determine the structural integrity of the debris, and to check for survivors. So that they do not accidentally remove a structural piece. Rescuing from debris is very difficult because of how it is stacked during collapse.
Hope they’re all ok, it’s a desperate situation over there.
Time cover right there. Or Life magazine if it's even around anymore.
Gonna have to block this sub till all these photos pass
My Heart goes out to all those affected especially everyone in Incirlik and Adana Turkey 🇹🇷
That little dude's thousand yard stare is haunting. I though he was dead until I read the comments.
This is truly heartbreaking. Thankful that these children made it out ok, but just the thought of the thousands of others where the concrete and debris landed differently…
Everyone keeps criticizing filming them. If I were trapped like this I'd assume any minor aftershock could shift the rocks and crush me so I would want any last words captured for my family or friends as fast as I could say them. The rescuers are going to be working for hours to get them out because you don't just start digging when someone is pinned between two massive slabs of concrete like this.
Now IF the photographer were in the way of the rescuers that would be a different story, but nothing I've seen points to that. Film these people and let them have their final words recorded if they can't be rescued.
Jesus Christ
If there is a big sister hall of fame, she is a unanimous selection.
She has such a look of quiet strength to her.
Update... just saw on another thread that both girls were rescued and are okay. I'm not crying, you're crying.
Big sisters are truly a blessing for baby brothers. Glad they turn out fine after that disaster.
I would die of claustrophobia. This image could instigate panic attacks in many people. Scary AF.
Glad they made it out.
These two kids are true superheroes.
I am doomed by first looking for clues if this picture isn’t staged. Like how “conveniently” a blanket is underneath them from protecting them from dust while taking this picture. People who make staged pictures are the worst.
Truly heartbreaking. I'm glad they were rescued.
Edit: Here is video of her speaking with a rescuer asking for help