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69-year-old man saved 119 hrs after China quake

Zhao Fugui, a villager from the Beichuan county of Sichuan, was saved after being buried for 119 hours following the catastrophic earthquake. The 69-year-old man from Dazhu village of Beichuan was rescued by firefighters from the Ni ... ...full story at People's Daily

from People's Daily on Sat, May 17 2008

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28 May 08		5月12日北川视频 The video of earthquake in Beichuan 5.12 » YouTube video这是来自CNN的� �个视频，是5月12日地� ��时四川的北川地区的情况。这个视频是一个当地人捡起当时地上� �一个摄像机拍摄的。 This video is about the earthquake in May 12 happend in Beichuan, Beichuan is a county in Mianyang and it's a part of Sichuan too.
16 May 08		One more student rescued 80 hours after earthquake » People's Daily 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 ...
19 May 08		Chinese woman saved after trapped under rubble for 145 hours » People's Daily A woman was rescued in Beichuan Monday morning after being trapped under the rubble for 145 hours. The 61-year-old Li Mingcui was found by rescuers at 9:48 a.m. Monday under the rubble of a bazaar in Beichuan county, one of the wors ...
16 May 08		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...
16 May 08		Two people rescued after 95 hours in China quake debris » People's Daily Two people were rescued on Friday 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 1:10 p.m. and 1:4 ...
15 May 08		Rescue HQ in China's Beichuan says 600 quake survivors saved » People's Daily At least 600 people in Beichuan, one of the areas hardest-hit by Monday's 7.8-magnitude earthquake, have been rescued, according to information from relief officials. Information from the earthquake control and relief headquarters o ...

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