US
(2008-05-14)
Local residents search for belongs from the debris of a collapsed house after an earthquake in Dujiangyan
Rescuers digging through the rubble of collapsed buildings in China have had little to cheer about until today, when they pulled a 34-year-old pregnant woman and her elderly mother from what used to be their apartment building.
One local fire official describes the rescue as "a miracle brought about by us all working together."
Rescue crews say four more people may still be trapped in the shifting and dangerous rubble.
In another hard-hit town, a three-year-old girl has been freed after being trapped for more than 40 hours beneath the bodies of her parents.
China's official news agency reports that fewer than 100 people have been saved in the province since the 7.9 magnitude quake hit earlier this week. Nearly 15,000 people have died.
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