miraculous rescue of 101-year-old man pulled alive from nepal quake rubble - telegraph
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101 y-old man saved from the debrisTRANSCRIPT
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ByAFP 2:20PMBST03May2015
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Miraculousrescueof101yearoldmanpulledalivefromNepalquakerubbleAweekaftertheearthquakewithamagnitudeof7.8killedthousands,onemanhasbeenpulledoutalive
A101yearoldmanwaspulledalivefromtherubbleofhishouseinNepalsevendaysafteritcollapsedinadeadlyearthquake,policesaidonSunday.
FunchuTamangwasrescuedonSaturdaywithonlyminorinjuriesandairliftedtoadistricthospital,ArunKumarSingh,alocalpoliceofficer,toldAFP.
"Hewasbroughttothedistricthospitalinahelicopter.Hisconditionisstable,"saidSinghinNuwakotdistrictaround50milesnorthwestofKathmandu.
"Hehasinjuriesonhisleftankleandhand.Hisfamilyiswithhim."
FunchuTamangw asrescuedw ithonlyminorinjuries Photo:AFP/GettyImages
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FunchuTamangsitsonabedinahospitalinNuwakot(AFP/GettyImages)
PolicealsorescuedthreewomenfromunderrubbleonSundayinSindupalchowk,oneofthedistrictsworsthitbythequake,althoughitwasnotimmediatelyknown
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howlongtheyhadbeentrapped.
Onehadbeenburiedbyalandslidewhiletheothertwowereundertherubbleofacollapsedhouse.
PeoplewatchasrescuerssearchforbodiesintherubbleofabuildingwhichcollapsedinBhaktapur(RedCross/Reuters)
"Theyarebeingtakentohospitalfortreatment,"saidSurajKhadka,anofficerwiththeArmedPoliceForceinKathmandu.
Nepal'sgovernmenthadonSaturdayruledoutfindingmoresurvivorsburiedintheruinsofKathmandu.
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Multipleteamsofrescuersfrommorethan20countrieshavebeenusingsnifferdogsandheatseekingequipmenttofindsurvivorsintherubbleofthecapital.
Butoutsidethecitysearchandrescueworkhaslargelybeencarriedoutbylocalpoliceandtroops.
'Nomorepossiblesurvivors,'saysNepalgovernmentasquakedeathtollpasses6,600Nepalquakedeathtollpasses6,200assearcherssiftthroughthedebris