Six Days - 18 Month-Old Survivor
World This story is amazing. Six days this toddler survived presumably without any water. Thankfully her father survived the disaster and she will not be left alone. It hits home when you have a child the exact same age. This is is truly a miracle, it was not her time to die.
Pakistani rescue workers have pulled an 18-month-old girl alive from rubble six days after South Asia's deadly quake. The unconscious toddler was revived after being found in Balimang in North-West Frontier Province. [snip]
The toddler was rescued by a team that had walked 11km (seven miles) to reach a remote village in Balimang. Team member, Dr Mazhar Hussain, told the BBC villagers had directed them to a spot where they believed people were alive. The world is helping us, but what are we doing? We are looting their trucks Abdul Ghafforullah, cleric The team dug into the rubble and found four bodies, but then pulled the toddler out from underneath a door. She was given first aid and regained consciousness. The bodies of her mother and two brothers were found nearby. Her father, Mohammed Afzal, survived.




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