{"id":228568,"date":"2020-08-09T11:43:57","date_gmt":"2020-08-09T16:43:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.liveaction.org\/news\/?p=228568"},"modified":"2020-08-10T00:14:07","modified_gmt":"2020-08-10T05:14:07","slug":"hero-nurse-saves-three-newborns-beirut","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/hero-nurse-saves-three-newborns-beirut\/","title":{"rendered":"Hero nurse saves three newborn babies after horrific Beirut explosion"},"content":{"rendered":"
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On Tuesday, an estimated 2,750 metric tons of ammonium nitrate detonated in Beirut inside a warehouse, with a shock wave tearing through buildings up to six miles away, killing hundreds and injuring thousands. One of the places affected by the blast was Al Roum hospital in the Ashrafieh district. While tragically, nearly 20 people died, the heroic actions of one quick-thinking nurse saved the lives of three newborns.<\/p>\n

Photojournalist Bilal Jawich was at home when the explosion hit, and quickly made his way into the city. “I followed the smoke until I reached the port of Beirut,” he told CNN<\/a>. That was when Jawich saw the nurse, amid several dead and injured victims of the explosion. “I was amazed when I saw the nurse holding three newborns,” he said. “I noticed the nurse’s calm, which contrasted the surrounding atmosphere just one meter away.”<\/p>\n

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Despite the horror of her surroundings, Jawich said the nurse “looked like she possessed a hidden force that gave her self-control and the ability to save those children,” he explained. “People stand out amidst these violent and dark and evil circumstances and this nurse was up to the task.”<\/p>\n