Wednesday, January 20, 2010

Boy, 5, Found Alive Under Rubble in Haiti after 8 days

CNN:

A 5-year-old boy was pulled alive from a collapsed home Wednesday, eight days after a 7.0-magnitude quake devastated Haiti.

The boy's mother was killed, and his father is missing. It was unclear whether the boy -- named Monley -- had access to food and water, but doctors attributed his survival to resilience and the strength of his young body.

The boy was taken to a hospital. Doctors said he had no broken bones but was suffering from severe dehydration.

The Haitian government said it has recovered 72,000 bodies since last week's earthquake.

However, the Pan American Health Organization, which is coordinating the health-sector response, has offered a preliminary estimate of 200,000 dead.

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