Man found alive after more than 60 hours in Shenzhen landslide

In this photo provided by China’s Xinhua News Agency, a survivor is rescued at the site of landslide at an industrial park in Shenzhen, early today (Wednesday, Dec. 23). Rescuers have pulled a man out alive after he was buried for more than 60 hours in a massive landslide in southern China. (Yin Gang/Xinhua News Agency via AP)

BEIJING (AP) – A migrant worker was pulled out alive today (Wednesday) after he was buried for more than 60 hours in a massive landslide that swept through part of a major manufacturing city in southern China.

Rao Liangzhong of the Shenzhen Emergency Response Office said that the man, Tian Zeming, was rescued around dawn on Wednesday. He said Tian was from Chongqing in southwestern China.

“The survivor had a very feeble voice and pulse when he was found alive buried under debris, and now he’s undergoing further checks,” Dr. Wang Yiguo told a news conference in Shenzhen, according to a transcript posted by the district government that covers the area.

State broadcaster CCTV reported that Tian later underwent surgery for a broken hand and on his foot, which had been wedged against a door panel. It said he had been trying to get out of his room when the building collapsed, and the door panel created a space for him to survive.

When they found him, Tian told rescuers his name and that there was another person buried near him, according to the transcript. Another neurosurgeon, Dai Limeng, told the news conference that he had gone into the rubble and confirmed that the second person had not survived.