Man pulled from rubble after 82 hours as Nepal death toll passes 5,000

He was struck by falling masonry and trapped with his foot crushed under rubble.

Man pulled from rubble after 82 hours as Nepal death toll passes 5,000

A man pulled from the rubble of a collapsed hotel by a French rescue team more than three days after the deadly Nepal earthquake says he was forced to drink his own urine to survive.

Meanwhile, the death toll has passed the 5,000 mark, officials have said.

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