in the moments after the earthquake struck, freelancer 0mar haj kadour, who's based in syria, rushedeck on his family. he escorted them out of the building to a safe place and then got to work. the quake had hit electricity supplies, and once day broke, the scale of the destruction was evident. the situation is too bad because a lot of people are still under the debris of the buildings. really, we need urgent help. haj kadour worked for more than 20 hours straight following the quake, filing multiple videos, including live broadcasts from some of syria's most heavily hit areas. the urge to carry on was strengthened with the news of the death of his friend and colleague yaman. thejudges said haj kadour demonstrated incredible courage by hitting the road in complete darkness and delivering unique and compelling footage of the destruction and rescue effort. what stood out to us was the keen attention to detail, from the hospital to the recovery efforts to the stunning drone footage. in 2022, madagascar was rocked by two cyclones which destroyed farmland and infrastructure in the south—e