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Reuters
Reuters
Environment
By Yamam al Shaar

In 'miracle' escape from earthquake, Syrian woman rescues children and bag of memories

Um Kanan, a Syrian woman who survived the quake along with her children, stands on the rubble of what was once her building, in the aftermath of a deadly earthquake, in Jableh, Syria February 14, 2023. REUTERS/Yamam al Shaar

When she felt the first tremors of the earthquake which hit Syria and Turkey last week, Um Kanan woke her three children and rushed them to a small closet in her bedroom for shelter, along with a collection of family photos and documents.

The force of the quake brought their fourth floor apartment in Syria's Mediterranean town of Jableh crashing to the ground, killing almost all of their neighbours but leaving unscathed the four of them and their precious duffle bag of memories.

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