Wednesday, January 27, 2010

Haiti quake rescuers find girl alive after 15 days

Lozama Hotteline with rescuers, Port-au-Prince, Haiti (19 Jan 2010)A teenage girl has been pulled out of the rubble in the Haitian capital, Port-au-Prince, a full 15 days after the earthquake struck, rescuers say.

They said she was happy and shocked despite being severely dehydrated and having a leg injury.

A rescue worker described the discovery of the girl, two weeks after the quake destroyed the city, as a "miracle".

Her rescue comes five days after the Haitian government officially ended the search and rescue operation.

At least 130 people have been pulled alive from the rubble in the days that followed the 12 January earthquake.

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