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Girl Pulled From Quake Rubble After 50 Hours

Posted May 15, 08 8:07 CDT in World 

(Newser) – A girl was rescued from school dorm rubble last night after 50 hours trapped in the wreckage from China’s earthquake, CNN reports. She was calling “uncle, save me," said a rescuer. "The voice could haunt me for the rest of my life.” The rescue was a bright spot as China reported that nearly 400 dams were cracked in the quake, and scrambled to relieve pressure and shore them up.

Reports of dam cracks were widespread, and the government ordered an inspection of all reservoirs. Meanwhile, the relief effort continued elsewhere as China dispatched 90 more rescue helicopters and another 30,000 troops, the BBC reports. The official death toll was 14,886 last night, but reports from various regions show far higher numbers.

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In this photo distributed by the official Chinese news agency Xinhua, Premier Wen Jiabao, center, visits quake victims in Yingxiu Town, the quake epicenter in Sichuan Province, Wednesday.   (AP Photo/Xinhua, Yao Dawei)
In this photo released by China's Xinhua News Agency, a one-year-old baby is fed with milk by medical workers in the quake-stricken Deyang City, in southwest China's Sichuan Province, on Wednesday.   (AP Photo/Xinhua, Li Mingfang)
Primary school students hold a candlelight vigil for the earthquake victims in southwest China's Chongqing Municipality, Wednesday May 14, 2008.   (AP Photo)
Rescuers transport injured from the quake-stricken Yingxiu town of Wenchuan County to Chengdu, capital of Sichuan, Wednesday.   (AP Photo/Xinhua, Chen Kai)
A nurse tries to comfort Liu Lu, an 11-year-old who survived Monday's quake after her school collapsed, as she cries in pain while receiving medical treatment in Sichuan province Thursday.   (AP Photo/Andy Wong)
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