miraculous rescue of 101-year-old man pulled alive from nepal quake rubble - telegraph

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

howlongtheyhadbeentrapped.

Onehadbeenburiedbyalandslidewhiletheothertwowereundertherubbleofacollapsedhouse.

PeoplewatchasrescuerssearchforbodiesintherubbleofabuildingwhichcollapsedinBhaktapur(RedCross/Reuters)

"Theyarebeingtakentohospitalfortreatment,"saidSurajKhadka,anofficerwiththeArmedPoliceForceinKathmandu.

Nepal'sgovernmenthadonSaturdayruledoutfindingmoresurvivorsburiedintheruinsofKathmandu.

Multipleteamsofrescuersfrommorethan20countrieshavebeenusingsnifferdogsandheatseekingequipmenttofindsurvivorsintherubbleofthecapital.

Butoutsidethecitysearchandrescueworkhaslargelybeencarriedoutbylocalpoliceandtroops.

'Nomorepossiblesurvivors,'saysNepalgovernmentasquakedeathtollpasses6,600Nepalquakedeathtollpasses6,200assearcherssiftthroughthedebris