7 Examples of People Being Heroes in the Manchester Bombing
The people of Manchester came together Monday night to help each other in the midst of a deadly terror attack.
Online, people used the hashtag #roomformanchester to offer shelter, food and support to the people stranded after the attack.
Anybody stuck in Manchester tonight I have a spare room and I just made some really nice soup. #roomformanchester please rt xxx
— Robyn Alexander (@robynrobynrobyn) May 23, 2017
@MENnewsdesk I have a sofa, floor, blankets and tea, 5 minutes from Arena for anyone in need #RoomForManchester
— Rebecca Topham (@rebeccatophamx) May 23, 2017
Police urged people to stay away from the area where the attack took place. Buses and trains were cancelled, but taxi drivers offered free rides to the people in the area.
“I’ve had people who needed to find loved ones, I’ve dropped them off to the hospital, they’ve not had any money, they’ve been stranded,” AJ Singh, a taxi driver in Manchester, told Channel 4 News, according to BBC. “There’s no transport in Manchester, all the roads are closed, it’s really hard to get around.”
Paula Robinson reportedly helped as many as 50 lost children to safety after the attack.
“Please re post for any parents with children at M.E.N. We have taken as many kids as can to [the] Holiday Inn,” she wrote in a Facebook post.
Anyone looking for children in #Manchester tonight head to the Holiday Inn as one wonderful lady is keeping them safe pic.twitter.com/snJfE0IysZ
— Amy Cotter (@AmyLou_Cotter) May 22, 2017
The Holiday Inn where Robinson took the children was one of many hotels to open up their doors to lost children for free.
ATTENTION: Holiday Inn Manchester are taking in children who have been separated from their parents. You can contact them on: 0161 836 9600
— UNILAD (@UNILAD) May 23, 2017
So many people offered to donate blood that GiveBlood NHS had to release a statement to urge people to sign up as blood donors instead of just showing up to hospitals.
In response to last night's tragic incident in #Manchester – we have all the blood required for hospital patients at the present time. pic.twitter.com/EWNAKH5mrO
— GiveBlood NHS ❤ (@GiveBloodNHS) May 23, 2017
A queue has formed outside the Blood Donor Centre in Manchester this morning. pic.twitter.com/4qVR4mNLxW
— Daniel Hewitt (@DanielHewittITV) May 23, 2017
Eight hospitals in the area were at capacity following the attack. Health workers visiting Manchester for a conference offered to help ease the pressure.
“We are visiting for a health conference from morecambe bay trust tomorrow 3 Theatre ODPs available if needed,” Kirsty Withers, a theatre clinical manager at University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay, wrote online, according to Metro.
Prime Minister Theresa May pointed out the many “acts of kindness” in the aftermath of the attack and she praised the first responders at the scene.
“The attempt to divide us brought countless acts of kindness which brought us together. We all, every single one of us, stand with the people of Manchester at this difficult time,” May said. “And today let us remember those who died and let us celebrate those who helped, safe in the knowledge that the terrorists will never win and our values, our country and our way of life will always prevail.”
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