Earthquake in Japan

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       Woman Rescued From Rubble in Japan Five Days After Deadly Quake

       The survivor, who was in her 90s, was dug out from under a collapsed house, injured but responsive.

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       Destroyed houses after an earthquake in Suzu, Japan, on Sunday. Credit...Kyodo News, via Associated Press

       By Motoko Rich and Miharu Nishiyama

       Reporting from Tokyo

       Jan. 7, 2024

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       The police and other rescue workers pulled a woman in her 90s out 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.

       The woman, who was not identified, had been trapped underground beneath the first floor of a two-story house. She was rescued around 8:20 p.m. and taken to a hospital, according to officials in the crisis management office of Ishikawa Prefecture, where Suzu is.

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       Motoko Rich is a reporter in Tokyo, leading coverage of Japan for The Times. More about Motoko Rich

       A version of this article appears in print on Jan. 8, 2024, Section A , Page 6 of the New York edition with the headline: Woman Alive After 5 Days In Rubble . Order Reprints | Today’s Paper | Subscribe

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