Sea, sand and stranded vehicles: on patrol with desert rescuers

Sea, sand and stranded vehicles: on patrol with desert rescuers
Aoun Qatar rescuers tow out a vehicle stuck in the sand in the Sealine desert south of Doha.
Agence France-Presse
By Callum Paton and Jacqueline Penney, with photography by Karim JaafarWith the rev of an engine and a last tremendous pull, Raghdan Salem Zodeh's SUV was freed from the sand and rising tides near a resort in the desert state of Qatar.Zodeh, 47, a Syrian living in the Gulf emirate, had become stuck near the onrushing tide, his wheels spinning in sea-sodden sand, before volunteers from the Aoun Qatar rescue team came to wrench him out with towing cables.“The guys here are all chivalrous, they are all helpful,” Zodeh told AFP, aft...

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