Man rescued from rubble – but hopes fade of finding more earthquake survivors

After using an endoscopic camera to pinpoint Naing Lin Tun’s location in the rubble and confirm that he was alive, the man was gingerly pulled through a hole in the floor nearly 108 hours after he was trapped in the capital Naypyitaw
Man rescued from rubble – but hopes fade of finding more earthquake survivors
Thousands of people have been killed in Myanmar (AP Photo)

Rescue crews in Myanmar have pulled a 26-year-old man out alive from the rubble of the capital city hotel where he worked – but most teams are finding only bodies five days after a massive earthquake hit the country.

After using an endoscopic camera to pinpoint Naing Lin Tun’s location in the rubble and confirm that he was alive, the man was gingerly pulled through a hole in the floor nearly 108 hours after he was trapped in the capital Naypyitaw.

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