90-Yr-Old Woman Rescued After 5 Days from Earthquake Shattered Building in Japan

An over 90-year-old woman was pulled out alive from the rubble of a collapsed house on Saturday in western Japan, five days after the powerful earthquake in the region killed more than 126 people.

According to the Yomiuri newspaper, the rescued woman appeared to be suffering from hypothermia but was responsive. The lucky woman was trapped under the first floor of a two-storey house. She was rescued around 8.20 on Sunday pm and was admitted to a hospital, according to officials in the crisis management office of Ishikawa prefecture, where Suzu is located.

The woman suffered injuries to her legs. NHK, Japan’s public broadcaster, reported that the woman could speak on Sunday morning.

Rescuers are still searching for the missing persons in the collapsed buildings.