Syria's White Helmets are famous for rescuing people from bombed buildings. When the earthquake struck, they knew what to do.

Sun, 02/19/2023 - 06:21

Syrian civilians and members of the White Helmets conduct search-and-rescue operations in the rubble of a collapsed building in Harem, Syria, following a magnitude 7.8 earthquake.
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Syria's White Helmets have been searching for survivors and corpses following the earthquake.
The volunteer group has criticized the UN for its slow response in sending aid to rebel-held areas.
A rescuer on the ground told Insider they had been using their bare hands to search the rubble.

Using their bare hands and primitive equipment, volunteers from Syria's White Helmets organization have been digging through the rubble to find survivors and corpses following the devastating earthquake.