2 Siblings Found Alive 10 Days After India Quake
Soldiers searching for the bodies of quake victims rescued a middle-aged brother and sister Monday who survived 10 days trapped on the second floor of their damaged building, living off cereal and water.
The rescue came as demolition teams cleared away the ruins of collapsed apartment buildings in Bhuj and other towns of India’s western state of Gujarat and as authorities turned to the task of finding shelter for about 600,000 people left homeless. Authorities estimate that 30,000 were killed in the 7.9 quake.
The team of soldiers was directed to the survivors by a police officer who said he had heard faint cries for help. Twenty soldiers formed a human pyramid to reach a second-floor window, where they saw the pair.
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Most major facilities in Gujarat are reportedly intact, C1
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