Man rescued from rubble 14 days after Haiti quake

[Kadie]

Man rescued from rubble 14 days after Haiti quake
By Patrick Markey and Patricia Zengerle Patrick Markey And Patricia Zengerle – 24 mins ago

PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) – U.S. troops pulled a man alive from the rubble of a collapsed building in Haiti's destroyed capital on Tuesday, two weeks after a massive earthquake rattled the country.

The 35-year-old man, covered in dust and dressed only in underpants, was carried out from the ruins of a building in downtown Port-au-Prince and was driven off for medical treatment. He did not appear to have any serious injuries.

The rescue, exactly 14 days after the magnitude-7.0 earthquake killed as many as 200,000 people, came as the U.S.-led relief effort was focused on getting help to hundreds of thousands of survivors left homeless, hungry and injured.

Brazilian U.N. peacekeeping troops fired tear gas at a frenzied crowd of thousands of Haitians crowding a food handout outside the wrecked presidential palace as delays in getting help to earthquake survivors persist.

"They're not violent, just desperate. They just want to eat," Brazilian Army Colonel Fernando Soares said. "The problem is, there is not enough food for everyone."

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[HeresyLives]

1. Remarkable survival!

And the Brazilian spoke the truth, there just isn't enough food to go around and people are starving.

[malaise]

2. Hope he makes it

Lucky man.

[alstephenson]

3. Wow. Unbelievable.

and awesome.