A grandmother played 'Auld Lang Syne' on a piano in her home surrounded by debris and devastation following the explosion in Beirut, Lebanon. Her granddaughter said the woman was 'pushing through her pain' in a moment she described as 'beauty from ashes.'
A woman was seen playing a piano inside an apartment that was destroyed by the blast.Surrounded by debris after a devastating explosion in Lebanon’s capital city of Beirut, May Abboud Melki sat and played “Auld Lang Syne” for her family on a piano in her home.
Meliki’s song was seen by some as a sign of hope and resilience amid the rubble. Her granddaughter, May-Lee Meliki, described the moment as “beauty from ashes,” and said her grandmother was “pushing through her pain.”May-Lee Meliki shared the now viral moment on Instagram, where many people have left comments in support of those in Lebanon.
The heartbreaking moment was captured less than a day after over 2,700 tons of ammonium nitrate, a highly explosive substance, caused a blast that killed at least 135 people and injured more than 5,000 others, according to the latest figures released by Lebanon Health Minister Hamad Hassan. At least one U.S. citizen was killed in the explosion, and several others have been injured, a U.S. State Department spokesperson told ABC News.
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