Some Syrian families in rebel-held areas are waiting out the violence of the civil war in abandoned Roman caves. Bryan Denton for The New York Times
Jammed In Roman Caves, Ducking Syria’s War -- New York Times
SARJAH, Syria — Abdulkader Darwish did not go far after a Syrian military aircraft dropped a bomb near his house last year, prompting him to gather his family and flee. He ventured with a shovel into the local olive groves. There he dug through the sealed entrance to an abandoned Roman cave.
Nine months on, dozens of members of the extended Darwish family have passed a cycle of the seasons crowded together in the damp and almost unlighted space. They have gained neighbors all the while, residents of a subterranean community in Syria’s northwest.
“There are many caves here, a line of caves, like an ancient village,” Mr. Darwish said as he huddled with several children inside. “All of them have been cleaned and are now occupied. There is not a vacant cave.”
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My Comment: My mom lived in a cave with my grandparents for one year during the Second World War (near the city of Vyazma). It was tough .... but they were safe .... and they did survive.
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