A Syrian businesswoman living in Cork who lost a childhood friend in the Middle Eastern earthquake is now desperately trying to discover the fate of her pal's newborn baby and his older sibling.
Reham Ghefarji has been left devastated at the loss of her friend Fatma Nahhas who she only spoke to last week when she contacted her from Syria to relate her pride in Reham's new soap making business.
The 28-year old resident of Clonakilty has now pledged 100pc of all proceeds of her handmade soaps to the international appeal for victims of the earthquake which has also left her relatives in Turkey homeless and sleeping on the snow-covered streets.
