The blind ‘watch’ eclipse through sound


Amazing: A visually-impaired boy listening to the sounds of the solar eclipse at Tech Dome in Komtar, George Town.

GEORGE TOWN: While others came to see the rare annular solar eclipse, a visually impaired group was here to hear all about it at Tech Dome in Komtar.

St Nicholas’ Home resident Bumah Dhevi Shunmugam, 48, was among those who got to experience the “ring of fire” by ear.

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