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One more student rescued 80 hours after earthquake

Rescuers have saved a student from the earthquake debris in Beichuan Middle School, 80 hours after the 7.8 magnitude earthquake hit Beichuan town in southwest China's Sichuan Province Monday. Rescuers said they could still hear week ... ...full story at People's Daily

from People's Daily on Fri, May 16 2008

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18 May 08 visit Four buried rescued in Sichuan about 120 hours after devastating quake  »  People's Daily Rescuers pulled four people alive from the earthquake debris in southwest China's Sichuan Province on Saturday, about five days after the tremor. The 7.8-magnitude earthquake struck Wenchuan County, about 159 km northwest of Sichuan ...
18 May 08 visit Man rescued 139 hours after earthquake  »  Shanghai Daily A MAN was rescued at 9:15am today from a collapsed hospital of Beichuan in southwest China's Sichuan Province, 139 hours after the May 12 earthquake. The man, named Tang Xiong, was only slightly bruised and in...
18 May 08 visit Man rescued 139 hours after SW China earthquake  »  People's Daily A man was rescued at 9:15 a.m. Sunday from a collapsed hospital of Beichuan in southwest China's Sichuan Province, 139 hours after the May 12 earthquake. The man, named Tang Xiong, was only slightly bruised and in his right senses w ...
18 May 08 visit Man rescued 127 hours after SW China quake  »  People's Daily A man was rescued at 9:55 p.m., Saturday from a collapsed building in Beichuan in southwest China's Sichuan Province, 127 hours after the earthquake. Wu Jianping, the survivor, had been sent to hospital for treatment, said sources ...
16 May 08 visit Two people rescued after 95 hours in China quake debris  »  Shanghai Daily TWO people were rescued this afternoon after being buried 95 hours in the remains of a office building in Beichuan, Sichuan Province, which was toppled down in Monday's massive earthquake. They were rescued at...

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