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69-year-old man saved 119 hrs after quake

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Zhao Fugui, a villager from the Beichuan county of Sichuan, was saved after being buried for 119 hours following the catastrophic earthquake.

The 69-year-old man from Dazhu village of Beichuan was rescued by firefighters from the Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region at 1:40 p.m.

Zhao suffered dehydration and is under medical treatment.

(Xinhua News Agency May 17, 2008)

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