Rescuers found and pulled a boy, 15 years old, who was a
live in the rubble of Nepal’s earthquake. The death toll has reached around
5,500 so far with a narrow chance of finding more survivors.
The boy was identified as Pemba Lama. He spent five days
trapped after the earthquake in a fifty centimeter hole, under two meters of
rubble.
The rescuers fitted the boy with a neck brace and hooked him
up to an intravenous drip. They then lifted him on a stretcher, into an
ambulance, and took him to the hospital.
The boy told BBC that he had survived on ghee, which is
clarified butter made from the milk of a buffalo or a cow, and water dripping
from wet clothes.
On Sunday, a four-month-old baby was also recovered from the
rubble. Photos were released on Wednesday.
An 11-year-old girl was also pulled from the rubble.
“There may not be any more survivors, the rain is adding to
the problems. Nature seems to be against us,” said Rameshwor Dandal, chief of
the disaster management center.
The slow pace of the rescue sparked protests outside
parliament. Villagers blocked trucks carrying supplies, and demanded that the
government put more effort towards speeding up the circulation of aid. The
distribution of aid has quickly reached the country, but has been slow in reaching
the people that need it.
According to the United Nations:
600,000 houses were destroyed or damaged
8 million people have been affected
2 million people are in need of tents, water, food, and
medicine over the next three months.
Nepal’s prime minister, Sushil Koirala, told reporters that
the death toll could reach 10,000 based on the current information so far and
the casualties from other villages and cities that have not been reported yet.
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