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2 Mar 2023

Syria earthquake: The miraculous rescue of family buried alive (dubbed)

Foreign Affairs Correspondent

Tragedy piled upon tragedy for the people of northwest Syria – the earthquake on the 6 February shattered lives which were already in pieces.

After enduring more than a decade of war, moving from place to place to escape President Assad’s barrel bombs, there was no escape from the destruction of the earthquake that has killed more than 50,000 people.

Filmmaker Mughira al Sharif gained access to Idlib province to tell the story of one family’s hope and loss.