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| A survivor has been pulled from the rubble more than 11 days after a massive earthquake hit China's Sichuan province, state TV has reported. | A survivor has been pulled from the rubble more than 11 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 had been fed by his wife. He is in a stable condition, 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. | |
| QUAKE STATISTICS See a detailed map of quake zoneIn pictures: China begins recoverySichuan tourist trail in ruins | QUAKE STATISTICS See a detailed map of quake zoneIn pictures: China begins recoverySichuan tourist trail in ruins |
| 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. | 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. |
| Premier Wen Jiabao has said the final death toll could be more than 80,000, and more than 30,000 people are still missing. | Premier Wen Jiabao has said the final death toll could be more than 80,000, and more than 30,000 people are still missing. |
| On Sunday, the official death toll from the earthquake rose to 62,664, with another 23,775 missing, a government spokesman said. | |
| 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 freeing of Mr Xiao, 266 hours after the quake struck, came a day after UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon visited the earthquake zone. | The freeing of Mr Xiao, 266 hours after the quake struck, 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. | 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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| Meanwhile, there is continuing concern over the state of dams in the region, and a number of new lakes formed by the force of the earthquake. | |
| Satellite images reveal a lake forming in Beichuan County See full size images | |
| China's Water Ministry said 69 dams were in danger of bursting, AP news agency reported. | |
| Thirty-four lakes were created in the province when landslides blocked rivers, Xinhua news agency said. | |
| Eight held more than three million cubic metres of water and one lake, less than 3km (two miles) from Beichuan town, had doubled in size in four days. | |
| Officials are monitoring the lakes and have sent experts to assess them, the agency said. | |
| Forecasters predict heavy rain in the region next week, which could further raise the water levels in the lakes. | |
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