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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.At least 130 people have been pulled alive from the rubble in the days that followed the 12 January earthquake.
HAITI'S REMARKABLE SURVIVORS Darline, 16 - rescued after 15 daysRico Dibrivell, early 30s - rescued after 12 daysWismond Exantus, 24, found after 11 daysEmmannuel 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
On Wednesday, Haitian President Rene Preval said that "nearly 170,000" dead bodies had now been counted following the quake.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 16-year-old girl, who Reuters named as Darline, was found in the rubble of the College St Gerard which one of her relatives said she had just started attending.
The girl was 16 years old, according to Agence France-Presse. Neighbours had been searching in the rubble of their homes in the central Carrefour-Feuilles district when they heard a voice and called rescue teams to help.
After being removed from the wreckage of the school, the girl was immediately covered with a thermal blanket and given oxygen. She has now been taken to hospital.
"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".
The BBC's Karen Allen, in the Haitian capital, said that rescue workers had told her the teenager was trapped in the bathroom when the quake struck and was able to survive by drinking water from a bath.