Two found alive - 9 days after quake

Two found alive - 9 days after quake

Police rescued 2 people from under debris in Ishinomaki City, Japan on Sunday, 9 days after the initial earthquake and tsunami on March 11th.

Police in Miyagi Prefecture say the 2 are a woman who is about 80 years old and her 16-year-old grandson.

The 80-year old woman and 16-year old boy being brough to a Red Cross hospital in Ishinomaki City in a helicopterRescue workers say the boy has a low body temperature, but is conscious.

An NHK video shows two people being pulled up by rope to a police helicopter that headed for a Red Cross hospital in Ishinomaki City.

The 2 were found in an area about one kilometer upstream of the mouth of a river. Houses in the area were swept away by the tsunami.

Miyagi was one of the areas worst hit during the twin disasters on March 11, with a confirmed death toll of 4,882.

Watch the news video here.
Source: NHK World

Published Mar 20 1011