‘Medically inexplicable’ survival of girl rescued after 15 days

A 17-YEAR-OLD girl pulled from the rubble in a stunning rescue 15 days after the earthquake was in stable condition yesterday, able to eat yoghurt and mashed vegetables to the surprise of doctors, who said her survival was medically inexplicable.

Hundreds of thousands of other survivors hoped for a breakthrough of another kind – the delivery of badly needed food aid.

Key players in the Haiti earthquake relief effort, in what may prove to be a pivotal meeting, decided tocoordinate better by dividing up the shattered capital, giving each responsibility for handing out food in certain areas.