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DUJIANGYAN, China (AP) -- Rescue workers pulled a woman who was eight months pregnant to safety Wednesday after she spent 50 hours trapped under earthquake rubble.
A heavily pregnant Zhang Xiaoyan is pulled alive from an apartment which collapsed in Dujiangyan.
more photos » A second woman was rescued minutes later in the same place in a bit of rare good news in Sichuan province, where the official death toll has risen to nearly 15,000 from Monday's massive quake.
Safety officials could speak to Zhang Xiaoyan but had to proceed slowly due to fears the rubble above her would shift and collapse.
"It is very moving. It's a miracle brought about by us all working together," said Sun Guoli, the fire chief of nearby Chengdu, the provincial capital.
"It's a miracle of life, using one's life to save a life," she said as she watched Zhang being taken away in an ambulance.
A heavily pregnant Zhang Xiaoyan is pulled alive from an apartment which collapsed in Dujiangyan.
more photos » A second woman was rescued minutes later in the same place in a bit of rare good news in Sichuan province, where the official death toll has risen to nearly 15,000 from Monday's massive quake.
Safety officials could speak to Zhang Xiaoyan but had to proceed slowly due to fears the rubble above her would shift and collapse.
"It is very moving. It's a miracle brought about by us all working together," said Sun Guoli, the fire chief of nearby Chengdu, the provincial capital.
"It's a miracle of life, using one's life to save a life," she said as she watched Zhang being taken away in an ambulance.
