Cries, complains about the pains at arm and does nothing but ask for news of parents and of little sister, but she does not spare unequivocal gestures of thanks to those who are doing their utmost for her, doctors and nurses, hugging their hands and kissing them.
Nalina it is the smallest – only ten years – of the survivors of yet another tragedy at sea, the sinking of the sailing boat on which he was with his family and about seventy other desperate people, about sixty of whom disappeared in the waters of the Ionian Sea about 120 miles from the coast Calabrian and between them 26 children.
She, together with others 10 migrants Iraqis and Iranians, yes saved for being able to cling to the boat semi-submerged, until it was recovered by the crew of a merchant ship and entrusted to the Coast Guard who brought everyone to safety in the port of Ionic Roccella.
A woman was also part of the group but she didn’t make it and died during the journey to the Calabrian port. Now Nalina And lying down on a hospital bed Of Locri where the staff takes care of her, not only from a physical point of view – her conditions have significantly improved – but also morally, showing her all the affection that is possible in moments like these.
“The little girl does nothing, even if with gestures since she only speaks Iraqi, other than thanking us for what we have done for her so far. What, however, saddens us most and makes us feel helpless is that she continually asks for news of her family and why her parents have not yet come to visit her and meet her, “ they tell the the primary of the Pediatrics department of the hospital Of Locri Antonio Musolino and the medical director of the same department Rosanna Lia.
“For us – they explain – It’s really difficult to deal with a situation like that. It is clear, however, that as soon as Nalina gets even better, those in charge, certainly not us doctors, will have to begin to discuss with her the issue related to her family members.“.
There small Iraqi, in fact, still does not know that the components of her family I’m on the list of missing in sea and that, barring miracles, he will hardly be able to see them alive again. The searches have been going on continuously since yesterday, when the alarm was raised, but as the rescuers point out, the chances of surviving in the water, in the open sea, especially without rescue tools, are slim to a minimum.
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