S1E60 - Rhodora Alcaraz: Heroic Filipina Helper in Hong Kong

In this episode, we recount the extraordinary bravery of Rhodora Alcaraz, a newly arrived Filipina domestic worker in Hong Kong who is now fighting for her life in intensive care. Just days into her job, Rhodora used her own body to shield a three-month-old baby during a devastating fire at the Wang Fuk Court estate in Tai Po—Hong Kong’s deadliest residential blaze in nearly 70 years.

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