Rescuers continue search for quake survivors
Soldiers digging through the ruins of crushed buildings today pursued the faint voices of survivors of India’s devastating earthquake, bolstered by the rescue of three people from the rubble 36 hours after the disaster.
Home Minister Haren Pandya of the western state of Gujarat said 6,072 people were confirmed dead in Friday’s quake. The toll was likely to go up to at least 10,000, he said.