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Chinese rescuers find woman trapped in tunnel for 9 days
A woman trapped in a tunnel has been rescued on Wednesday nine days after an earthquake rocked central China.
- Agencies
- Published: 17:59 May 21, 2008
Chengdu: A woman trapped in a tunnel has been rescued on Wednesday nine days after an earthquake rocked central China.
Cui Changhui, 35, had been trapped in a water tunnel at a construction site for a hydropower plant in Hongbai town in Sichuan province, news agency Xinhua reported.
She was taken to a hospital to treat multiple fractures in her right arm, ribs and lower back, doctors reportedly said her injuries were not life-threatening.
Meanwhile, the Chinese government instructed state agencies to trim planned spending by 5 per cent this year, to fund a 70 billion yuan (US$10 billion) reconstruction mission, the State Council, China's Cabinet, said in a statement.
The suffering of earthquake victims has prompted more than US$1.8 billion in donations from organizations and individuals.
The confirmed death toll from the earthquake rose to 41,353, the Cabinet said on Wednesday.
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