Cartoon show saved 6-year-old boy life
Two women died in the Alaya apartment accident in Lucknow, while 14 people were rescued. This includes Mustafa, the 6-year-old child of SP spokesperson Abbas Haider. The child is being treated at SPM Civil Hospital. Mustafa told how a cartoon saved his life.
The boy is under treatment at the SPM Civil Hospital. The doctors have said he is out of danger.
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Six-year-old Mustafa said he took shelter under the bed as the five-storey Alaya Apartments shook, and he learnt the skill from a popular cartoon show.
Mustafa said he recalled the do’s and don’ts at the time of an earthquake, as soon as he felt the building was shaking. The boy said he thought it was an earthquake.
“I was terrified but I recalled an episode of the cartoon show ‘Doraemon’ in which Nobita (the central character of the series) was taught about protecting himself during an earthquake by taking shelter in corners or under the bed. Without wasting a second, I took shelter under the bed,” Mustafa said.
Further, the boy said he saw his mother running.
In no time, the entire building collapsed and everything turned dark, Mustafa said, adding, he felt suffocated.
He could not recall anything that happened after, but saw some strangers taking him somewhere.
Mustafa’s father, Abbas Haidar, who is a Samajwadi Party spokesperson, was not in the house at the time of the incident.
Mustafa’s grandfather, Amir Haidar, a veteran Congress leader, survived the incident and is presently under treatment at the same hospital.
The deceased in the incident were Mustafa’s 30-year-old mother, Uzma Haider and his grandmother, Begum Haider.
