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| Haiti girl rescued after 15 days | Haiti girl rescued after 15 days |
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| A teenage girl has been pulled out of the rubble in the Haitian capital, Port-au-Prince, a full 15 days after the earthquake struck, rescuers say. | A teenage girl has been pulled out of the rubble in the Haitian capital, Port-au-Prince, a full 15 days after the earthquake struck, rescuers say. |
| They said she was happy and shocked despite being severely dehydrated and having a leg injury. | They said she was happy and shocked despite being severely dehydrated and having a leg injury. |
| A rescue worker described the discovery of the girl, two weeks after the quake destroyed the city, as a "miracle". | A rescue worker described the discovery of the girl, two weeks after the quake destroyed the city, as a "miracle". |
| Her rescue comes five days after the Haitian government officially ended the search and rescue operation. | Her rescue comes five days after the Haitian government officially ended the search and rescue operation. |
| At least 130 people have been pulled alive from the rubble in the days that followed the 12 January earthquake. | |
| On Wednesday, Haitian President Rene Preval said that "nearly 170,000" dead bodies had now been counted following the quake. | |
| The girl, who has not been named, was found in the rubble of a school which one of her relatives said she had just started attending. | The girl, who has not been named, was found in the rubble of a school which one of her relatives said she had just started attending. |
| The girl was 16 years old, according to Agence France-Presse. | The girl was 16 years old, according to Agence France-Presse. |
| "She just said 'Thank you', she's very weak, which suggests that she's been there for 15 days," said Samuel Bernes, the head of the rescue team that discovered her. | "She just said 'Thank you', she's very weak, which suggests that she's been there for 15 days," said Samuel Bernes, the head of the rescue team that discovered her. |
| He described her location within the rubble as "in a pocket, surrounded by concrete". | He described her location within the rubble as "in a pocket, surrounded by concrete". |