As search teams from nearly 30 countries race against time, the last two days have brought dramatic rescue, including small children emerging from mounds of debris more than 30 hours after Monday’s pre-dawn quake. But with the damage spread across several cities and towns — some isolated by Syria’s ongoing conflict — voices crying for help from within mounds of rubble fell silent.
As search teams from nearly 30 countries race against time, the last two days have brought dramatic rescue, including small children emerging from mounds of debris more than 30 hours after Monday’s pre-dawn quake. But with the damage spread across several cities and towns — some isolated by Syria’s ongoing conflict — voices crying for help from within mounds of rubble fell silent.