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Nepal earthquake: 101-year-old man pulled alive from the rubble seven days after disaster

Miracle: 101-year old Funchu Tamang was rescued from the rubble a week after the earthquake hit Nepal
photo (Mirror)

A 101-year old man has been rescued from the rubble in Nepal a week after the earthquake struck.

Funchu Tamang was pulled from beneath his home yesterday and miraculously only suffered minor injuries. He was airlifted to a district hospital around 50 miles north-west of Kathmandu, said local police officer, Arun Kumar Singh.

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