Beichuan: 3 year-old girl rescued after being buried for 43 hours

In the afternoon of 14th May 2008, Beichuan, a 3 year-old girl, Song Xin-yi, was rescued from the debris of a collapsed house. The girl was found sheltered by her parents' bodies after more than forty hours, and sent straight to hospital.

A touching scene: both parents sacrificing themselves to protect the child

On the 13th of May, this reporter first stepped into the ruins of what used to be a thriving city. Several resucers were crowded around a severely damage house. Trapped under the house were two unfortunate adults, and sheltered beneath their bodies was a little girl with expressive big eyes. Acccording to the officer in charge , they found the little girl at 8am. Due to the fallen wall that had trapped the dead adults and the little girl, they were unable to rescue her without the use of special tools.

It seemed to this reporter that the wall that was trapping them had shifted 4 to 5 metres from a neighboring house, and crushed the adults as it fell. The little girl's lower body was beneath the adults, restricting her movements. The general belief is that the two adults were the parents of the girl. In the face of danger, they selflessly shielded the girl with their bodies, protecting her from harm.

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