August 15 was his 39th birthday. The biggest earthquake in HungaryAt 6:29 am, a natural disaster measuring 4.9 on the Richter scale and 7 on the Mercalli scale struck the Berheda area. That day is unforgettable for many, as many families lost their homes as a result of the natural disaster. Among other things Sihil Fairy And his family who are left without a roof from one moment to the next.
Sihell Ferry knows how humble he is.
The tragedy shook them all, but it was a salvation for them, because after the collapse of their small brick house, they were able to build their first comfortable home in their life with state support. The singer was only 13 years old. He told Bors about what happened 39 years ago.
– My siblings and I were born in my grandparents' 9-square-foot summer kitchen.
I was ten years old when my mother was able to buy a small house of 22 square meters, with a room and a kitchen, and the seven of us lived in it.
“It was considered a big house for us at that time, and it was a pleasure to come home from school.” In today’s world, many people can’t even imagine that, but we went to the street to get water, and used the toilet outside, but we didn’t mind, and we were still happy. My mother did everything to ensure a good childhood, she was the head of the family, and worked a lot for us remember phrase.
They saved each other from the destroyed house.
Although their home was a very modest little house, it was a terrible tragedy when they lost our home to the earthquake. To this day, he still remembers that particular day, August 15, well.
– We didn't know what was going on.
We woke up to the house starting to collapse, and we heard a huge explosion.
“We were so scared, we were scared of each other.” We were just interested in getting each other out of the house. In Barheeda, everyone was on the street as far as the eye could see, and everywhere we saw only adults and children crying. We knew it was a big deal. Our house was practically torn apart. It was horrible to see the remains that were still standing on the ground destroyed. – I remembered what happened Fairy.
