Mother and son alive, 40 children rescued
Published: October 11, 2005
An Iraqi woman and her son were pulled to safety after they were trapped for more than 60 hours in the rubble of a quake-hit apartment block in the Pakistani capital Islamabad, a government official said.
Rescuers brought out the pair alive shortly before midnight (0500 Tuesday AEST) from the upmarket Margalla Towers building, junior interior minister Shehzad Waseem said.
“We have recovered an Iraqi woman and her two-year-old son alive from the debris of the building. It has boosted our morale. It’s a remarkable thing,” Waseem said.
Hospital official Arshad Khokhar said the mother and child had been rushed to the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences in Islamabad and were in a stable condition.
“They are traumatised but they are not suffering from any serious physical injury,” Arshad said.
Meanwhile, Pakistani troops aided by French experts today rescued 40 children from the rubble of a school that collapsed in the massive earthquake, a Pakistani television station and a military official said.
Pakistan’s private Geo television said 40 children had been rescued. It cited one of its reporters, who was at the scene.
“According to our information, French experts and our soldiers have saved 40 students,” a military official said by telephone from Balakot. The official, who didn’t want to be named because he is not authorised to speak to media, said he received the information from an army major involved in the rescue.
A villager, Sajid Awan, said by telephone that he had seen six children who were rescued at the site. He said the rescue operation was continuing when he left the area.
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