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Woman rescued from rubble five days after Japan quake

Motoko Rich and Miharu Nishiyama

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Tokyo | Police and other rescue workers pulled a woman in her 90s from under a collapsed house on Saturday in western Japan, five days after a powerful earthquake struck the region, killing more than 126 people.

Few details were available, but video footage showed a fleet of rescuers surrounding the site in Suzu, one of the hardest-hit villages. According to the Metropolitan Police Department cited by the Yomiuri newspaper, the woman appeared to be suffering from hypothermia but was responsive.

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