The 19-year-old worker who spent 17 days trapped in the rubble of the Rana Plaza factory building before emerging on Friday recounted her experience Monday. Reshma Begum said she will never again work in a garment factory.

Reshma Begum: “During all those days, I only had four pieces of biscuit and a little water. I could not get anything else there. There were some people on the next floor. They all died. They were all shouting, but I could not find them. They were shouting, 'Sister, save us!' I tried but could not find them. It was all God’s will. I was not afraid. I don’t know where I got so much mental strength.”