When one is on the ground and is able to listen to the evidence of the long-suffering populations, to assess the scale of the physical destruction and to guess how deeply the moral scars run, one can gain a better understanding of the meaning of the news that is now coming from the region.
Lorsqu'on a pu, sur place, entendre le témoignage des populations durement éprouvées, constater l'étendue des destructions physiques et deviner la profondeur des blessures morales, on mesure mieux la portée des nouvelles qui nous parviennent, ces jours-ci, de la région.