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| 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. | 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 was partially paralysed before the quake, was found in the city of Mianzhu. | 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. He is in a stable condition, the reports said. | 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 few more survivors are expected to be found. | More than 60,000 people are now known to have died in the quake, and few more survivors are expected to be found. |
| Rescuers are still searching for 24 miners trapped underground by the earthquake in three mines, but it is not known whether they are still alive. | |
| QUAKE STATISTICS See a detailed map of quake zoneIn pictures: China begins recoverySichuan tourist trail in ruins 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. |
| However, it is feared that heavy rain forecast to hit the region later in the day and could hamper efforts to build temporary shelters for the homeless. | |
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