Images of a father watching his young daughter being pulled from the wreckage of the earthquake in Syria have emerged.
In a touching moment, the father is heard saying to his young daughter, Nour, “Daddy’s here, don’t be afraid” as the search and rescue team digs through large rocks to pull her out of the depths.
Syrian Civil Defense volunteers, known as the White Helmets, are seen telling Nour to “watch her father” as they carefully pull her out of the rubble.
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His father watches his dust-covered face emerge from the heap in the opposition-held town of Jinderis, north of Aleppo.
Rescuers worked through the night in bitterly cold temperatures searching for more survivors after the 7.8 magnitude earthquake hit the area on Monday morning.
Thousands of people have died so far, with many more believed to be trapped under collapsed buildings in Turkey and Syria.
