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Nepal earthquake: Woman rescued alive after 128 hours

by IBNS 30 Apr 2015, 09:31 pm

Kathmandu, May 1 (IBNS) In a miraculous story, a woman has been rescued alive from under the rubble of devastated houses at Gongabu buspark area in Nepal capital Kathmandu after 128 hours since the earthquake rocked the country, media reports said on Friday.

"A joint team of Nepal Army, Nepal Police and Israeli rescue team rescued Krishna Devi Khadka, 24, of Bardiya from the rubble of a collapsed building of Janasewa Guest House," ekantipur.com reported.

More than 6000 people have died as an earthquake measuring 7.9 on the Richter Scale rocked the nation on Saturday.

The country has experienced several aftershocks since that day, triggering panic across the country .