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A Haitian man has been pulled alive from the rubble of a ruined hotel after 11 days, as the official search for quake survivors was declared over. | |
The 24-year-old man was carried out on a stretcher from the rubble of the hotel in the capital, Port-au-Prince. | |
Haitians and rescuers cheered as the man, seen to be smiling, was taken towards a waiting ambulance, the BBC's Adam Mynott reported from the scene. | |
Earlier, Haiti's government said search-and-rescue operations 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. |
HAITI'S REMARKABLE SURVIVORS Emmannuel Buso, 21 - rescued after 10 daysMarie Carida, 84 - saved after 10 daysMendji Bahina Sanon, 11 - trapped for eight daysLozama Hotteline, 25 - pulled out after seven daysElisabeth Joassaint, 15 days - buried for seven days, half her lifeEna Zizi, 69 - rescued after seven days Haiti quake: Survivors' stories | |
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 the man rescued on Saturday was thought to have been 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. |
The woman, who was found in the wreckage of her home seriously injured and severely dehydrated was taken to the main city hospital for treatment. | |
Her son said he had heard her cries on Thursday morning and, almost a day later, he dug her out with the help of friends. | |
The 21-year-old man, Emmannuel Buso, was pulled out alive by an Israeli search team and is said to be in a stable condition. | |
Speaking from his hospital bed, he described how he had had no food, and had drunk 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. | |
BBC HAITIAN CREOLE SERVICE Broadcasting on the radio daily at 0910 local time (1410 GMT)Twenty-minute programme in Haitian CreoleBroadcasting on FM in Haiti's six largest citiesAlso available on satellite and online, and via social media BBC Caribbean | |
More than 1,000 mourners gathered on Saturday by Port-au-Prince's shattered Roman Catholic Cathedral for the funeral of Haiti's Archbishop Joseph Serge Miot and a vicar, Charles Benoit. | |
President Rene Preval attended the service, joined by New York Archbishop Timothy Dolan and the Vatican's ambassador to Haiti. | |
"I came here to pay my respects to all the dead from the earthquake, and to see them have a funeral," mourner Esther Belizair told AP, saying that she had lost a cousin. | |
Few funeral services have been held in Haiti for those killed by the quake. | |
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. | |
The BBC has started a new radio service in Creole, one of the country's main languages. | |
The 20-minute long daily broadcast, called Connexion Haiti, will try to give people up-to-date information about the basic services they need to survive - such as where to find food, clean drinking water, medical assistance and shelter. | |
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. | |
The UN says 130,000 people have now been relocated out of Port-au-Prince, easing the pressure on overcrowded camps in the city. |