Mexico : Became a symbol of hope, rescue crews hold up fists as a call for silence as they listen for people trapped in the rubble
After the earthquake that hit Mexico on Tuesday, killing more than 200 people, many rescuers are working to find survivors. When they raise their fist, silence must be made among the rubble. It is a gesture that has become a symbol of the relief given to the victims of the earthquake that struck Mexico.
In the middle of the ruins, on the ruins of the collapsed buildings of Mexico City, where more than 200 victims have already been counted, a rescuer suddenly starts to raise his fist. The people around him began to imitate him, to form a cloud of raised fists. The reason ? Ask for absolute silence on the search site.
This symbolic gesture represents the "fist of silence". Indeed, to increase the chances of finding victims under the rubble, rescuers need the utmost silence. When they raise their fists, they call the inhabitants and all the people around them to be silent and to make no noise. This is to hear if someone is calling for help under the rubble. By force, this raised fist became "synonymous with hope" in Mexico, indicates
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