The night was pitch black, with no light from the stars or moon. Thick black smoke swirled overhead. The sultry air was filled with a suffocating smell of sulfur. The charred rock walls and ground reflected the light of distant flames.
Hundreds of men, women, and children with dull eyes, staggering on the scorching earth with heavy handcuffs and shackles.
The continuous sound of iron chains and painful groans intertwined into a desperate movement.
Dozens of soldiers holding rifles watched expressionlessly as the prisoners in extreme pain walked by one by one.
