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Chinese news agency: German saved after 114 hours



By AP
17 May 2008 @ 02:26 am EST

BEIJING - Chinese state news agency says that German tourist has been rescued after being buried for 114 hours in earthquake rubble.


China Earthquake
Rescuers carry the injured to a helicopter at Yingxiu Township in the epicenter Wenchuan in Aba Prefecture of southwest China's Sichuan province, Friday, May 16, 2008. China struggled to bury its dead and help tens of thousands of injured and homeless on Friday when a powerful aftershock brought new havoc four days after an earthquake. (AP Photo/Color China Photo)
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The official Xinhua News Agency said the tourist was saved in Wenchuan, the epicenter of Monday's massive earthquake.

The government has said it expects the eventual death to surpass 50,000.

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