MDA israel

That evening, Assaf arrived wearing an MDA shirt, a fact that encouraged people to ask him for help - which led to the scene of the disaster among the first to be there.

"Suddenly two children came to me and shout at me because urgent help is needed due to congestion. At first I did not understand what they wanted but when more and more people started shouting I realized something was happening and I ran to the scene. When I got to the place I started up the stairs and saw an inconceivable spectacle. At first I did not understand what was happening and what I was seeing and as I was advancing along with three policemen I saw a pile of people a few meters tall and they were screaming for help.

And I try my best to help and understand where I can pull people to get them out but it's impossible.. I will not forget it, I will not forget the look of the older man shouting at me "I am suffocating, help me". For long minutes policemen and rescue forces tried to force people out of the pile."

After a few moments a lot of rescue forces started to flow and we realized that all the people we got out of there needed immediate treatment. The most important thing was to clear the aisle while providing care and we separated those who needed life-saving care. I will never the forget sights for the rest of my life. I was especially shocked by the very difficult resuscitation experience that I will not forget his sight. This is the most difficult event I have attended, which has left me with very heavy precipitation. It's hard for me to get back to routine. I need time to digest the things that were there, the things I saw and experienced.