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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 still alive under a ruined building, on the day the search for quake survivors was declared over. 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.
"We have positive detection of a live victim in the building," US firefighter John Boyle told Reuters news agency. A French official told reporters it could take two hours to free the man from the rubble.
The trapped man is thought to have said five others are also alive under the ruins of a hotel and supermarket in the capital, Port-au-Prince. 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 the search and rescue phase had ended. 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. 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.