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Two Haiti quake victims rescued Quake victim aged 84 found alive
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Two people have been rescued after spending 10 days under rubble following the devastating Haiti earthquake. An 84-year-old woman has been rescued after spending 10 days under rubble following the Haiti quake.
Doctors say the woman, who is 84, is in a grave condition, but that they are doing all they can to save her. Doctors say the woman has multiple wounds and her condition is grave, but are doing all they can to save her.
And an Israeli search team pulled a 21-year-old man alive from the rubble. He is said to be in a stable condition. And an Israeli search team reported that it had pulled a 22-year-old man alive from the rubble. He is said to be in a stable condition.
The rescues came as the official government death toll from the earthquake rose to 110,000. But the search operation is almost over. The rescues came as the official government death toll from the earthquake rose to 110,000.
UN spokeswoman Elizabeth Byrs said some rescue teams were leaving, as they were exhausted and there was now little hope of finding more people alive under the rubble.UN spokeswoman Elizabeth Byrs said some rescue teams were leaving, as they were exhausted and there was now little hope of finding more people alive under the rubble.
Those that remained were "concentrating more and more on humanitarian aid for those who need it", she said.Those that remained were "concentrating more and more on humanitarian aid for those who need it", she said.
A benefit concert featuring more than 100 music and Hollywood stars has been broadcast around the world to raise money for the victims of the earthquake.A benefit concert featuring more than 100 music and Hollywood stars has been broadcast around the world to raise money for the victims of the earthquake.
'Worth everything' Security fears
The 84-year-old woman survivor, rescued on Friday after 10 days in the rubble, is being treated by doctors at the main city hospital with intravenous fluids and drugs.
"I'm trying to find out how I can help her survive," Dr Ernest Benjamin said. "It's worth everything to try to save her."
Her son told the agency he had heard her cries on Thursday morning and, almost a day later, he dug her out with the help of friends.
The Israeli team which rescued the young man, Emmannuel Buso, told the Associated Press news agency that they had called out to him near the debris of his home and to their surprise, he responded.
"I felt the house dancing around me"
In an interview with AP from his hospital bed, he describes coming out of the shower when the earthquake hit.
"I felt the house dancing around me," he said. "I didn't know if I was up or down".
He described passing out in the rubble, dreaming at times that he could hear his mother's voice.
He said he had no food, and drank his own urine to keep thirst at bay.
The head of the Israeli team, Major Amir Ben David, said the rescue had given hope more people could be found alive.
In Port-au-Prince, life is slowly returning to normal, with shops opening and buses running - although many residents are continuing to leave the devastated capital.In Port-au-Prince, life is slowly returning to normal, with shops opening and buses running - although many residents are continuing to leave the devastated capital.
AT THE SCENE Christian Fraser, BBC News, Jacmel Jacmel, a former colonial coffee town, is desperate for help. Perhaps one in three buildings in the old town now lies in ruins - more than 100 years of history, shattered in a few catastrophic seconds.AT THE SCENE Christian Fraser, BBC News, Jacmel Jacmel, a former colonial coffee town, is desperate for help. Perhaps one in three buildings in the old town now lies in ruins - more than 100 years of history, shattered in a few catastrophic seconds.
At the Saint Michele hospital the patients are lying in the garden, baking in the heat, without enough doctors to help. The hospital buildings are too unstable to use.At the Saint Michele hospital the patients are lying in the garden, baking in the heat, without enough doctors to help. The hospital buildings are too unstable to use.
In the operating theatre, nurses swat flies as the surgeons do what they can. Outside, the injured scream for painkillers. Fortitude in the face of disasterIn the operating theatre, nurses swat flies as the surgeons do what they can. Outside, the injured scream for painkillers. Fortitude in the face of disaster
On Thursday, the government announced plans to send 400,000 people to tented cities in the countryside, to try to halt the spread of disease in the makeshift settlements that have sprung up in the capital.On Thursday, the government announced plans to send 400,000 people to tented cities in the countryside, to try to halt the spread of disease in the makeshift settlements that have sprung up in the capital.
Construction for the temporary centres has already started, the Associated Press news agency says, but it is unclear when they will be populated.Construction for the temporary centres has already started, the Associated Press news agency says, but it is unclear when they will be populated.
Aid officials say about 200,000 people have already left the city, many to stay with relatives in other parts of the country.Aid officials say about 200,000 people have already left the city, many to stay with relatives in other parts of the country.
The 84-year-old woman survivor, rescued on Friday after 10 days in the rubble, is being treated by doctors at the main city hospital with intravenous fluids and drugs.
"I'm trying to find out how I can help her survive," Dr Ernest Benjamin told AFP news agency.
"It's worth everything to try to save her."
Her son told the agency he had heard her cries on Thursday morning and, almost a day later, he dug her out with the help of friends.
Some 122 people have been saved by international search and rescue teams, according to the US government.Some 122 people have been saved by international search and rescue teams, according to the US government.
At least 75,000 bodies have so far been buried in mass graves, Haiti's government has said. Many more remain uncollected in the streets.At least 75,000 bodies have so far been buried in mass graves, Haiti's government has said. Many more remain uncollected in the streets.
An estimated 1.5 million people were left homeless by the 7.0-magnitude quake, which some have estimated has killed as many as 200,000 people.An estimated 1.5 million people were left homeless by the 7.0-magnitude quake, which some have estimated has killed as many as 200,000 people.
Warning on migration Robbing and looting
Some Haitians have tried to flee abroad, but US Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano warned Haitians not to use the earthquake as an excuse to try to enter the US illegally. Security fears remain in the capital, with local police chief Insp Aristide Rosemont appealing for help to tackle criminals who escaped when the earthquake wrecked the main jail.
International efforts to get aid to Haitians continue
He told the BBC a large number of gangs had begun robbing and looting in the Cite Soleil slum area since the prison escape.
But despite problems in Cite Soleil, UN officials say the capital is largely calm, with only sporadic violence.
About 5,000 prisoners broke out of the capital's main jail after the walls collapsed, some of them hardened offenders belonging to violent criminal gangs.
Haitians need to be there to help rebuild their country, this is not an opportunity for migration Janet NapolitanoUS Homeland Security Secretary Stars come out for Haiti benefit In pictures: Haiti relief effort US Navy shows sensitive side What is delaying aid?Haitians need to be there to help rebuild their country, this is not an opportunity for migration Janet NapolitanoUS Homeland Security Secretary Stars come out for Haiti benefit In pictures: Haiti relief effort US Navy shows sensitive side What is delaying aid?
Some Haitians have tried to flee abroad, but US Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano warned Haitians not to use the earthquake as an excuse to try to enter the US illegally.
She said anyone caught trying to do so would be repatriated.She said anyone caught trying to do so would be repatriated.
"Haitians need to be there to help rebuild their country, this is not an opportunity for migration," she said."Haitians need to be there to help rebuild their country, this is not an opportunity for migration," she said.
Meanwhile, efforts to rebuild Haiti's main seaport - seen as vital to the international aid effort - are being stepped up.
The US and the UN World Food Programme insist the distribution of food and water is well under way, but BBC correspondents in Port-au-Prince say many people have still seen no international aid at all.
At least 500,000 people are currently living outdoors in 447 improvised camps in Port-au-Prince, according to the International Organisation for Migration (IOM), with limited shelter and access to water.At least 500,000 people are currently living outdoors in 447 improvised camps in Port-au-Prince, according to the International Organisation for Migration (IOM), with limited shelter and access to water.
Western countries were hoping to boost donations for the aid effort with a multi-network telethon.Western countries were hoping to boost donations for the aid effort with a multi-network telethon.
Hope for Haiti Now, broadcast from New York, London, Los Angeles and Haiti, featured Madonna, Bruce Springsteen, Beyonce and other major artists.Hope for Haiti Now, broadcast from New York, London, Los Angeles and Haiti, featured Madonna, Bruce Springsteen, Beyonce and other major artists.
The concert was shown on all major US TV channels, MTV in the UK and worldwide on YouTube.The concert was shown on all major US TV channels, MTV in the UK and worldwide on YouTube.