An ordinary man who'd, become, a hero, because the times called for it, how people, rose up in times of, disaster, off of the Front Page Sections, translated…
"I don't think I'm heroic, I just did what my instincts told me.", the Greek tourist, Dimitris Belbas who was visiting Hualien, assisted twelve people at the Baiyang Waterfalls Trail, finally was, rescued out yesterday, he'd humbly claimed, that when he was a child, as he was in the scouts, he'd, vowed to help others, and now, he was only, fulfilling that promise he'd made from forty years ago; as he'd told of the rescuing processes, he'd, started crying, and couldn't talk, showing how shocked he was, about this, experience.
Dimitris Belbas is the former New Zealand diplomat's Greek son-in-law, after the roads were opened back up at the Creekside Road of Zhongheng Highway, he was lifted to Nantou, through his wife translating for him, he was, interviewed. He'd told, that he was on a trip with his wife, and his mother-in-law, when the quake occurred, they were with three Taipower employees, the six of them felt thrilled, and, after they'd calmed back down, they'd, started worrying about the family of five with whom they'd connected with on the trip.
the footage of the brave man who'd saved the lives in the earthquake, off of YouTube
"I had no other options, I had to, save everyone", on the process of how he'd, managed to rescue the family of fie, Dimitris Belbas was too emotional to talk. His wife told, that family had their children, with a stroller, as a father, that feeling of knowing where his loved ones are, but not known if they'd, survived…", it was, an, indescribable feeling, thankful, after searching for over two hours, the family of five were, okay. Dimitris Belbas claimed, that thank to his wife, holding everything together, that was how they were all able to, get out unharmed, but, the photos of the rescue the professional rescuers publicized, it'd made those who saw the photo believed, that Belbas WAS, the hero in the rescues.
The police told, that at the 1.7 kilometer marker of the trail, more than ten people were stuck, due to the rocks fallen down, and the Greek man had taken the group passed across the rocks, and found a safe shelter for them to stay in, and waited for the rescuers, there were the three children from a family of five at the time, that couldn't, climb over the giant rocks like the adults had, the Greek man ran to the Tienxiang Squad of the Protections Seventh Squadron's Nineth team to get help. The members of the professional rescue teams took the ropes, the helmets and the gloves, rushed there, and with the assistance of the Greek man, they'd set up the life-saving ropes, and the children, with the adults guiding them, with the ropes to steady them, passed over the collapsed section of the formation, and they all got out, safely.
the altruistic man getting teary eyed as he'd recalled the process of how he'd, saved the lives, photo from online
So, this is a hero, without any name, and, it was his act of helping, his empathy, and his actions of calling out for help, that's saved these, families from becoming the fatalities of this, major, earthquake.
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