Man missing for 17 days after Sichuan earthquake found alive

Medics check the condition of Gan Yu (Xinhua/AP)

A man missing for 17 days after an earthquake in China’s south-west Sichuan province has been found alive, according to local media reports.

Hydropower station worker Gan Yu, 28, had stayed behind with his colleague Luo Yong after the magnitude-6.8 earthquake hit Sichuan on September 5.