There was some heartening news in Nepal Wednesday when a man was pulled from the rubble of a collapsed hotel by a French rescue team more than three days after a 7.8-magnitude earthquake, which has left more than 5,000 dead.
Rishi Khanal, 27, had just finished lunch at a hotel in Kathmandu and had gone up to the second floor when everything suddenly started to move and fall apart. He was struck by falling masonry and trapped with his foot crushed under rubble.
"I had some hope but by yesterday I'd given up. My nails went all white and my lips cracked ... I was sure no one was coming for me. I was certain I was going to die," he told The Associated Press from his hospital bed on Wednesday, surrounded by his family. Read more...
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