China girl gains nationwide sympathy after scavenging for food in the cold wearing slippers
Little street girl with no socks whose mother is dead longs to have some toys, but has no money; says her father ‘does not care about her’
A young girl in northwestern China who was filmed scavenging for food wearing slippers without socks in the cold weather has attracted attention on social media and placed the plight of her family under the spotlight.
The heart-wrenching video was taken by a woman blogger who met with the girl on a suburban street in the Weiyang District of Xian, Shaanxi province.
The clip was released on social media on November 11.
It shows the girl, nicknamed Yueyue, dressed in a shabby down jacket and wearing a pair of slippers without socks.
At the time, the local temperature was around 10 degrees and the youngster, believed to be seven or eight years old, had a runny nose, the video shows, China National Radio reported.