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Myanmar (Burma): Miracle as quake survivor pulled alive from collapsed Mandalay hotel after 125-hour ordeal

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Storyline: A survivor was miraculously pulled out alive from beneath the rubble of a collapsed hotel in central Myanmar's disaster-hit Mandalay City on Wednesday, more than five days after a devastating earthquake rocked the country. The male survivor was said to be in a stable condition after spending nearly 125 hours buried among the ruins of the Golden Country Hotel building following Friday's deadly quake, which has claimed more than 2,800 lives and injured over 4,600 others in Myanmar. The stricken man was pulled out at around 17:40 local time on Wednesday following a carefully coordinated operation conducted by Chinese rescuers who have been participating in the large-scale emergency response following the deadly quake. Footage from the site showed rescuers clearing debris from a narrow opening to gain access to the victim, who had spent days trapped in a lower floor of the collapsed building. He was then cautiously placed onto a stretcher and fed water, before being slowly carried to a waiting ambulance to the huge relief of all those present at the site. The survivor has since been transported to a local medical facility to receive further treatment following his ordeal. The rescue marks the ninth survivor to have been pulled from the rubble by Chinese rescuers in Myanmar as efforts continue to locate others who may still be trapped. The powerful 7.9-magnitude quake, the strongest recorded in the country in a century, rocked the Sagaing Region of Myanmar, with the epicenter close to Mandalay, the country's second-largest city. Shotlist: Mandalay, Myanmar - April 2, 2025: 1. Various of Chinese rescuers working to reach survivor inside destroyed Golden Country Hotel, removing rubble to gain access; 2. Various of Chinese rescuers passing down stretcher, pulling out survivor; 3. Chinese rescuer helping survivor on stretcher to drink via water bottle; 4. Various of Chinese rescuers carrying out survivor from window of destroyed hotel; 5. Various of survivor being transported onto ambulance; 6. Survivor in ambulance; 7. Rescuers closing ambulance door. [Restrictions : No access Chinese mainland]

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