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January 27th, 2010, 09:07 AM
A man trapped by the Haiti earthquake for 12 days has been pulled alive from the rubble by US troops. Skip related content
The 31-year-old man, who emerged covered in dust with facial injuries and a broken leg, survived on small amounts of water and is said to be amazingly well considering his ordeal - the longest of any Haiti quake survivor so far.
The man was not buried by the 7.0-magnitude quake that struck on January 12 but two days later, most likely by one of the massive aftershocks.
"He was buried in the rubble for 12 days. The man had a broken leg and severe dehydration," said a statement from the US military who found the man in a collapsed Port-au-Prince building, on the aptly-named Rue de Miracles.
"He did not have enough strength... any to scream anymore, but when he heard the Haitians going through the rubble, he was able to make a cry that would be recognised that he was still alive," a doctor told reporters.
"They immediately immobilised the Americans who were nearby with the heavy machinery and they got him out. They got him to the hospital.
"He's been drinking water over these days, and he just ran out this morning."
Haiti has been hit by at least 50 tremors since the original quake which killed an estimated 150,000 people.
Some 133 people have been pulled alive from the ruins in Port-au-Prince but hope is evaporating that any more will be found.
On Saturday, search teams pulled a 25-year-old man out alive.
The latest rescue comes as the US-led relief effort focuses on getting help to hundreds of thousands of survivors left homeless, hungry and injured.
A more unusual source of support came from Hollywood actor John Travolta.
The star, a qualified pilot, landed his own jet in the country carrying relief supplies and a team including doctors and Scientology ministers.
Source (http://uk.news.yahoo.com/5/20100127/twl-haiti-joy-as-trapped-man-rescued-ali-3fd0ae9.html)
The 31-year-old man, who emerged covered in dust with facial injuries and a broken leg, survived on small amounts of water and is said to be amazingly well considering his ordeal - the longest of any Haiti quake survivor so far.
The man was not buried by the 7.0-magnitude quake that struck on January 12 but two days later, most likely by one of the massive aftershocks.
"He was buried in the rubble for 12 days. The man had a broken leg and severe dehydration," said a statement from the US military who found the man in a collapsed Port-au-Prince building, on the aptly-named Rue de Miracles.
"He did not have enough strength... any to scream anymore, but when he heard the Haitians going through the rubble, he was able to make a cry that would be recognised that he was still alive," a doctor told reporters.
"They immediately immobilised the Americans who were nearby with the heavy machinery and they got him out. They got him to the hospital.
"He's been drinking water over these days, and he just ran out this morning."
Haiti has been hit by at least 50 tremors since the original quake which killed an estimated 150,000 people.
Some 133 people have been pulled alive from the ruins in Port-au-Prince but hope is evaporating that any more will be found.
On Saturday, search teams pulled a 25-year-old man out alive.
The latest rescue comes as the US-led relief effort focuses on getting help to hundreds of thousands of survivors left homeless, hungry and injured.
A more unusual source of support came from Hollywood actor John Travolta.
The star, a qualified pilot, landed his own jet in the country carrying relief supplies and a team including doctors and Scientology ministers.
Source (http://uk.news.yahoo.com/5/20100127/twl-haiti-joy-as-trapped-man-rescued-ali-3fd0ae9.html)