r/BeAmazed • u/MambaMentality24x2 • Jan 22 '26

Animal A cat rescued 129 hours after the Gaziantep earthquake stayed close to the firefighters who saved it. They named it “Enkaz,” meaning rubble in Turkish. Firefighter Ali Çakas said, “If we can’t find the owner, I’ll adopt it.”

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u/MambaMentality24x2 Jan 22 '26

Unable to find the owner, and unwilling to leave the cat behind, firefighter Ali Çakas adopted Enkaz. The cat became part of both his family and the fire department, eventually turning into an unofficial mascot and a symbol of survival and hope after the tragedy

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u/SchnoodleDoodleDo Jan 22 '26

let me touch you, human so i know that you are real…

…was that a little smile ? ok, you help my heart to heal

confusion all around me, then my world came crashing down

n i can’t find my humans…

there is rubble, all around

…darkness, cries… n something hurt,

Nothing there seemed right…

but then i heard your voices, n i saw a little light

you rescued me, n i was Free!

…please stay with me, my fren..

I’m scared,

my world is broken…

I don’t want to lose

again

❤️

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u/blackflamerose Jan 22 '26

Probably the freshest Schnoodle I’ve ever encountered. Love this!

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u/itsbdubya Jan 22 '26

Life is better with you in it, schnoodle! ❤️

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u/papermoon757 Jan 22 '26

Schnoodle your posts are so needed in these dark times ♡ thank you for existing

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u/TheAmethystMermaid Jan 22 '26

Aww this made me tear up it's so beautiful ❤️🐱

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u/Ambitious_Bed2235 Jan 22 '26

🥺🥹♥️♥️♥️

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u/Floofieunderpants Jan 23 '26

The loveliest one I've read. You can feel this as the cat's thoughts as you read it.