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Survivor rescued five days after quake

(Xinhua)

19:50, April 25, 2013

YA'AN, Sichuan, April 25 (Xinhua) -- A 78-year-old man was rescued on Wednesday afternoon in Baoxing County of Ya'an City in southwest China's Sichuan Province, five days after an earthquake hit the area, according to the municipal government on Thursday.

The man is the first survivor saved after the "golden rescue time," or the immediate 72 hours after the quake.

He was found on a hill top at Muping Township of Baoxing County by the Beijing-based Lantian rescue team at about 1 p.m. Wednesday, and was sent to Baoxing People's Hospital by helicopter.

The man suffered a rib fracture but is in stable condition.

A 7.0-magnitude quake jolted Lushan County of Sichuan's Ya'an City at 8:02 a.m. Saturday Beijing Time, according to the China Earthquake Networks Center.


Touching moments:

Daily life of quake victims in Sichuan

High school students prepare for exam in tent

Rescuers struggling to reach every household

Soldiers bring hope to earthquake-hit region

First night after deadly earthquake

Rescuers work hard at quake-hit area in Sichuan


>>>Quake-hit China grows in pain

The principle of sparing no efforts to save lives cannot be more stressed. No minute or even second should be delayed during the "golden rescue period" in the first 72 hours after the quake.

>>>Pilot cancels wedding to participate in quake relief

When the 7.0-magnitude quake happened, Zhang Shangnian, a pilot from an aviation brigade of Chengdu Military Region, was about to hold his wedding.

>>>Nurse returns to work after losing mother

Just likes other medical staff, she was busy with rescuing people injured in the earthquake in SW China, but no one knew her mother just died in the quake.

>>>Wedding ceremony without bridegroom held on schedule

Zhuo Jia, the bridegroom, is a solider of the Chengdu Military Region; he had to leave his beautiful bride behind to participate in earthquake relief.

>>>An injured girl's smile moves many

"Your smile makes the entire world beautiful,” a photo of a smiling girl with bandage on her head has moved so many Chinese netizens.

>>>Teenager saves mom with his bare hands

The mother moves away a precast slab weighing over 50 kilograms alone to save her son in the earthquake. She said she did not know where her strength came from.

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