The man in the photo found this flag of Chile buried beneath the rubble left by the earthquake. The photo by AP photographer Roberto Candia has become the symbol for a national campaign to collect funds for recovery efforts.
AP Photo/Roberto Candia
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This is remarkable Ruben. I feel for them. At first the President refused foreign aid and society self control broke down and people just were looting, not just food but anything. Thanks goodness for all the work of the engineers who helped Chile build stronger dwellings or this would have been far worse than Haiti in loss of life.
I haven't followed how this picture became famous. What is the story? Interestingly, the flag is held as if a bull was thundering towards him in the Spanish bullfight.
Asher
