I've heard cases before of selfless people in the midst of calamities and one of them is one of the heroes of the recent Typhoon Ondoy that hit the Philippines. He's
Muelmar Magallanes, 18 years old
, from Bagong Silangan, Manila, Philippines. He's been in two of HK's english newspapers yesterday, The Standard and South China Morning Post's front page. Needless to say, I cried upon reading the articles. After making sure that his parents and siblings are safe he continued to rescue more than 30 people until he gave his life for a baby girl. He was too exhausted that the strong current of the water washed him away. His body was found on Sunday.
from
The Standard, (photo caption reads: Maria Luz Magallanes grieves beside the coffin of her son Muelmar. She wept as she described him as incredibly brave: "He saved so many people, but ended up not being able to save himself.")
from
South China Morning Post, (photo caption reads: A man takes a break from cleaning a house yesterday in Marikina City, east of Manila, that was swamped by flash floods brought on by Tropical Storm Ketsana on Saturday.)
from The Standard, (photo caption reads: Maria Luz Magallanes grieves beside the coffin of her son Muelmar. She wept as she described him as incredibly brave: "He saved so many people, but ended up not being able to save himself.")
from South China Morning Post, (photo caption reads: A man takes a break from cleaning a house yesterday in Marikina City, east of Manila, that was swamped by flash floods brought on by Tropical Storm Ketsana on Saturday.)
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