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Holding on for dear life
(China Daily)
Updated: 2008-05-21 09:00

164 hours: Back from the brink

Li Ningcui, 61, received medical treatment in Beichuan county on Monday, after being trapped beneath rubble for 164 hours.

Holding on for dear life

Rescuers discovered the woman in the rubble of a bazaar destroyed by the May 12 earthquake at 9:48 am on Monday. By 10:42 am, rescuers had freed her from the ruins and rushed her to the nearest hospital.

"It was a miracle of life," Xinhua News Agency quoted medical worker Zeng Jun as saying. "After several hours of emergency treatment, Li showed signs of normalizing and can answer simple questions."

Her son, Zhao Jun, who learned of the rescue on television and rushed to the hospital, described his mother as "an ordinary old lady who's not in good shape".