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Survivor in Chinese quake rubble Survivor found in Chinese rubble
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A survivor has been pulled from the rubble, 266 hours after the massive earthquake which hit China's Sichuan province, state TV has reported. A survivor has been pulled from the rubble more than 10 days after a massive earthquake hit China's Sichuan province, state TV has reported.
Eighty-year-old Xiao Zhihu, who is partially paralysed, was found in the city of Mianzhu, the report says. Eighty-year-old Xiao Zhihu, who was partially paralysed before the quake, was found in the city of Mianzhu.
He was trapped under a pillar of his house and was fed by his wife, it adds. He was trapped under a pillar of his house and was fed by his wife. He is in a stable condition, the reports said.
More than 60,000 people are now known to have died in the quake, and it is unusual to find people still alive under the rubble so long afterwards. More than 60,000 people are now known to have died in the quake, and few more survivors are expected to be found.
Premier Wen Jiabao has said the final death toll could be more than 80,000, and more than 30,000 people are still missing.
More than five million buildings collapsed in the earthquake and more than five million people are homeless, officials say.
The discovery of Mr Xiao came a day after UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon visited the earthquake zone.
Mr Ban praised China's "extraordinary leadership" in dealing with the earthquake and said the UN was ready to provide further support in the relief effort.