Racism? (Yawn) (UPDATE X2)
14-year-old survives Airbus ocean crash
By Daniel Howden, Africa Correspondent
Excerpt:
According to rescuers, the sole survivor was a young girl called Bahia, who was making a good recovery in hospital on the largest of the Comoros Islands. The girl, 14, who was said to have been travelling with her mother, was plucked from the sea near the crash site and then confirmed her identity to local officials. “She is well now,” said a spokesman. “She was able to talk to the authorities.”
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/africa/14yearold-survives-airbus-ocean-crash-1724727.html
I note the second day after the tragic death of *Neda of Iran, she was declared a martyr. Additionally, I note she was martyred before anyone even knew her last name.
Further, I note within days of the safe landing of US Airways A320 in the Hudson Bay in New York, the pilot, Chesley B. "Sully" Sullenberger III, was considered a hero with all manner of accolades and exposure. And now “..a young girl called Bahia” who was the sole survivor of a flight killing all 152 passengers off the Comoros Islands in the Indian Ocean is a mere nobody of importance. A mere meaningless aside issue to the story; an accompany, if you will; a girl "plucked" from the water. Sad.
As always,
BB
*Nada Agha-Soltan
(Update)
"Miracle" Plane Crash Survivor: Six Questions and Answers About Your Next Flight
Excerpt:
The sole survivor of Yemenia Flight 626 could barely swim and didn't have a life jacket. When Bahia Bakari's airplane crashed into the stormy Indian Ocean this week, killing 152 other passengers and crew, the 12-year-old girl suddenly found herself in the watery darkness. She could hear the voices of other passengers, but couldn't see anyone, including her mother who perished. For 13 hours, Bahia clung to debris until she was rescued.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/ben-sherwood/teen-survivor-six-questio_b_225367.html
(Update x2)
Author: This article bought down the tears. I was emotional since first reading about Bahia’s survival and since I use to teach children her age, I could imagine her fears and how she felt and the decisions she had to make to survive in the water for 13 hours. Bless her!
Excerpt:
In a handwritten report, obtained Saturday by The Associated Press, Cyrille writes that the crew saw a girl "trying to get on to a piece of wood or plastic." French officials have said she was afloat for 13 hours.
A member of the rescue team threw a life preserver to the girl, but the waters were too rough for her to catch it.
One of the sailors, Libouna Maturaffe Soulemane -- who had completed a rescue course six months earlier -- jumped into the sea with a flotation device and reached out to Bahia
http://www.salon.com/wires/ap/world/2009/07/04/D997LSD00_af_comoros_girl_s_rescue/index.html
By Daniel Howden, Africa Correspondent
Excerpt:
According to rescuers, the sole survivor was a young girl called Bahia, who was making a good recovery in hospital on the largest of the Comoros Islands. The girl, 14, who was said to have been travelling with her mother, was plucked from the sea near the crash site and then confirmed her identity to local officials. “She is well now,” said a spokesman. “She was able to talk to the authorities.”
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/africa/14yearold-survives-airbus-ocean-crash-1724727.html
I note the second day after the tragic death of *Neda of Iran, she was declared a martyr. Additionally, I note she was martyred before anyone even knew her last name.
Further, I note within days of the safe landing of US Airways A320 in the Hudson Bay in New York, the pilot, Chesley B. "Sully" Sullenberger III, was considered a hero with all manner of accolades and exposure. And now “..a young girl called Bahia” who was the sole survivor of a flight killing all 152 passengers off the Comoros Islands in the Indian Ocean is a mere nobody of importance. A mere meaningless aside issue to the story; an accompany, if you will; a girl "plucked" from the water. Sad.
As always,
BB
*Nada Agha-Soltan
(Update)
"Miracle" Plane Crash Survivor: Six Questions and Answers About Your Next Flight
Excerpt:
The sole survivor of Yemenia Flight 626 could barely swim and didn't have a life jacket. When Bahia Bakari's airplane crashed into the stormy Indian Ocean this week, killing 152 other passengers and crew, the 12-year-old girl suddenly found herself in the watery darkness. She could hear the voices of other passengers, but couldn't see anyone, including her mother who perished. For 13 hours, Bahia clung to debris until she was rescued.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/ben-sherwood/teen-survivor-six-questio_b_225367.html
(Update x2)
Author: This article bought down the tears. I was emotional since first reading about Bahia’s survival and since I use to teach children her age, I could imagine her fears and how she felt and the decisions she had to make to survive in the water for 13 hours. Bless her!
Excerpt:
In a handwritten report, obtained Saturday by The Associated Press, Cyrille writes that the crew saw a girl "trying to get on to a piece of wood or plastic." French officials have said she was afloat for 13 hours.
A member of the rescue team threw a life preserver to the girl, but the waters were too rough for her to catch it.
One of the sailors, Libouna Maturaffe Soulemane -- who had completed a rescue course six months earlier -- jumped into the sea with a flotation device and reached out to Bahia
http://www.salon.com/wires/ap/world/2009/07/04/D997LSD00_af_comoros_girl_s_rescue/index.html
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