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Race to rescue 'trapped Haitian' | Race to rescue 'trapped Haitian' |
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Rescuers are trying to reach a Haitian man believed to be still alive under a ruined building, on the day the search for quake survivors was declared over. | |
A French official told reporters it could take two hours to free the man from the rubble. | |
Some reports suggest the man has said five others are also alive under the ruins of a hotel and supermarket in the capital, Port-au-Prince. | |
Earlier, Haiti's government said search-and-rescue operations had ended. | |
UN spokeswoman Elizabeth Byrs in Geneva said the decision was "heartbreaking" but that it had been taken on the advice of experts. | UN spokeswoman Elizabeth Byrs in Geneva said the decision was "heartbreaking" but that it had been taken on the advice of experts. |
She said most search-and-rescue teams would now be leaving Haiti, although some with heavy lifting equipment might stay to help with the clean-up operation and with aid distribution. | |
French Fire Commander Samuel Bernes told AFP news agency that his team could not yet see the man, who had told them he had seen a light they pointed inside the wreckage. | |
He said the man was thought to be trapped under a piece of concrete but may have had access to food. | |
Two people, an 84-year-old woman and a 21-year-old man, were pulled alive from the rubble in Port-au-Prince on Friday. | Two people, an 84-year-old woman and a 21-year-old man, were pulled alive from the rubble in Port-au-Prince on Friday. |