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Man rescued in Haiti quake rubble | Man rescued in Haiti quake rubble |
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A man has been pulled alive from the rubble in the Haitian capital Port-au-Prince - two weeks after the earthquake that destroyed the city. | A man has been pulled alive from the rubble in the Haitian capital Port-au-Prince - two weeks after the earthquake that destroyed the city. |
US troops rescued the man from the ruins of a building in the centre of the city, and he was taken to hospital. | US troops rescued the man from the ruins of a building in the centre of the city, and he was taken to hospital. |
He had been trapped under the rubble for 12 days, the US military said, and was severely dehydrated. | He had been trapped under the rubble for 12 days, the US military said, and was severely dehydrated. |
The rescue comes 14 days after the 7.0-magnitude quake, which killed as many as 200,000 people. | The rescue comes 14 days after the 7.0-magnitude quake, which killed as many as 200,000 people. |
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 | 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 |
Haiti has been rattled by at least 50 tremors since the original quake. | Haiti has been rattled by at least 50 tremors since the original quake. |
The survivor, a man in his early 30s, was pulled from the ruins covered in dust and wearing only underpants. | |
"He was buried in the rubble for 12 days. The man had a broken leg and severe dehydration," a statement from the US military said. | "He was buried in the rubble for 12 days. The man had a broken leg and severe dehydration," a statement from the US military said. |
The Associated Press named the man as Rico Dibrivell and said he was discovered initially by a group of Haitians who pulled him from the rubble of a shop that had been repeatedly looted. | |
Although he had been trapped by an aftershock rather than the initial earthquake, the man is the longest survivor so far under the rubble. | Although he had been trapped by an aftershock rather than the initial earthquake, the man is the longest survivor so far under the rubble. |
On Saturday, Haiti's government declared the search and rescue phase for survivors over. | On Saturday, Haiti's government declared the search and rescue phase for survivors over. |
It is estimated more than 130 people have been pulled alive by rescue teams in the Haitian capital since the quake. | It is estimated more than 130 people have been pulled alive by rescue teams in the Haitian capital since the quake. |
However, many more have been rescued by ordinary Haitians, often with their bare hands. | However, many more have been rescued by ordinary Haitians, often with their bare hands. |
Aid call | Aid call |
Earlier, Haitian President Rene Preval made an urgent appeal for more tents to house up to a million people left homeless by the tremor. | Earlier, Haitian President Rene Preval made an urgent appeal for more tents to house up to a million people left homeless by the tremor. |
Rico Dibrivell was rescued from the rubble after being trapped for 12 days | |
Mr Preval said 200,000 tents were needed before the expected start of the rainy season in May. | Mr Preval said 200,000 tents were needed before the expected start of the rainy season in May. |
His call came as donor nations and organisations met in Montreal, Canada, to assess the aid effort. | His call came as donor nations and organisations met in Montreal, Canada, to assess the aid effort. |
Mr Preval, who lost his house in the quake, is planning to move into a tent on the lawn of the destroyed National Palace in the centre of the capital. | Mr Preval, who lost his house in the quake, is planning to move into a tent on the lawn of the destroyed National Palace in the centre of the capital. |
The Haitian government wants to relocate some 400,000 people, currently in makeshift camps across the capital, to temporary tent villages outside the city. | The Haitian government wants to relocate some 400,000 people, currently in makeshift camps across the capital, to temporary tent villages outside the city. |
But aid workers warned that if the camps were too big they could pose security problems, including robberies, rapes and gang activities. | But aid workers warned that if the camps were too big they could pose security problems, including robberies, rapes and gang activities. |
Meanwhile, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said she "resented" criticism of American assistance to Haiti. | Meanwhile, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said she "resented" criticism of American assistance to Haiti. |
She pinpointed some media outlets which had "either misunderstood or deliberately misconstrued what was a civilian and military response". | She pinpointed some media outlets which had "either misunderstood or deliberately misconstrued what was a civilian and military response". |