Sham Sheikh Mohammed, 9, who might must have her legs amputated, was celebrated for her braveness after buzzing a tune alongside together with her White Helmets rescuers, who labored for six hours to free her from the concrete following February 6 twin quakes.
(AFP)
A nine-year-old Syrian woman whose destiny captured the tragedy, hope and heartbreak of this month’s earthquake after spending 40 hours underneath the rubble was taken to Türkiye for therapy.
Local officers advised the AFP news company on Thursday that Sham Sheikh Mohammed, who might must have her legs amputated, and her brother Omar, 15, crossed from opposition-held northwest Syria on the Bab al Hawa border submit.
They have been the primary of these rescued from the rubble of the February 6 quakes to be given authorisation to enter Türkiye for therapy from opposition-run areas.
The highly effective twin quakes killed almost 49,000 folks throughout Türkiye and components of Syria.
Video footage of Sham being rescued went viral, and the White Helmets rescue group had referred to as on social media for prayers that she may be spared amputation.
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“O Sham, you are our Sham…”
The melody of life underneath the rubble…#WhiteHelmets Volunteers sing for the kid Sham who was trapped underneath the rubble of her home in Armanaz, close to #Idlib, #Syria throughout her rescue operation yesterday night, Tuesday, February 7.#earthquake pic.twitter.com/FR5Su5rZmy
— The White Helmets (@SyriaCivilDef) February 8, 2023
Crush syndrome
Like different survivors, Sham is affected by what medical doctors name crush syndrome.
This happens in limbs that have been starved of blood circulation for too lengthy and begins with a extreme ache within the affected extremity, which may nonetheless look wholesome within the early levels.
Sham’s mom and sister have been killed when the household’s constructing collapsed within the city of Armanaz, within the northwestern province of Idlib. Her father and a brother additionally survived.
On Thursday, an AFP correspondent noticed two ambulances from Türkiye arrive on the Bab al Hawa crossing to choose up the 2 kids, who have been accompanied by their father and aunt.
Sham was celebrated for her braveness after buzzing a tune alongside together with her White Helmets rescuers, who labored for six hours to free her from the concrete.
“Sham is in a critical condition,” her father Mohammed advised AFP, including that Omar was additionally affected by leg accidents.
Shadi Haj Hussein, an official from the well being division in Idlib, advised AFP that her situation “requires specialised treatment that is not available” within the area.
In Damascus, an official stated on Thursday that the regime had “assured the transfer” of six different Syrian little one survivors of the quake to the United Arab Emirates for therapy. They are additionally affected by crush syndrome.
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Source: AFP
Source: www.trtworld.com
