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Man rescued 139 hours after earthquake
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A man was rescued at 9:15 a.m.Sunday from a collapsed hospital of Beichuan in southwest China's Sichuan Province, 139 hours after the May 12 earthquake.

The man, named Tang Xiong, was only slightly bruised and in his right senses when he was pulled out, said the rescuers. His wife was rescued Thursday.

(Xinhua News Agency May 18, 2008)

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