A boy who saved his two brothers
by hiding them under a bed after a quake hit Ischia Monday night
said on Wednesday he thought of God when he was pulled from the
rubble after his siblings on Tuesday.
"My first thought when I saw the light again was God," said
Ciro Marmolo, 11, who spent 16 hours in the rubble before
joining his brothers Mattias, eight, and Pasqualino, seven
months.
"So He really exists, I thought".
Ciro was dubbed a hero for saving his brothers while the
rescue of the three siblings was deemed miraculous.
Pope Francis said at his Wednesday general audience that he
was praying for the two women killed by the quake and the 42
injured, one seriously, as well as the 2,600 people who lost
their homes.
Ciro, who suffered multiple abrasions and a broken right toe,
is set to be moved to hospital in Naples later today.
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