October 9, 2005

  • "I heard a blast.

    The ground shook violently and I saw only dust and mess everywhere. I was worried for my own life.  At Margala Towers, all I could see was rubble on the ground. I heard the cries of the people trapped inside there.

    I could only do one thing which was to pick people out of the rubble and with my bare hands I started to dig.

    First, I pulled out one dead body. A man whose head had been badly injured. I couldn't save him.

    But then I managed to rescue somebody else.

    I followed the cries and the voices from inside the rubble and I kept digging and following them till I found their source.

    It was a man of 35. I carried him on my shoulders to the ambulance that was waiting. He had been inside the towers in an apartment. His head and legs were badly injured but at least he was alive.

    I kept on hearing only shouts and voices.

    Everyone was watching but we continued working, using what we had - our bare hands..." [read more]   -Karam Umrani


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