Man found in ‘miracle’ quake rescue


Dangerous terrain: Rescuers walking past fallen rocks from a landslide as they head to the earthquake-affected area in Shimian county, Ya’an city, southwestern Sichuan province. — AFP

Beijing: A worker who tended to his injured colleagues following a deadly earthquake and then got lost in the mountains has been rescued 17 days later.

The 6.6-magnitude quake struck southwestern Sichuan province earlier this month, killing at least 93 people and forcing thousands to be resettled into temporary camps.

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