Woman, grandson found under rubble in Japan

[Contrary1]

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"TOKYO — The voice rang out suddenly, unexpectedly, from the wreckage left behind by the monstrous earthquake and tsunami that ripped through the country's northeast nine days ago. "Please help! Please help!"

There, on the roof of his collapsed wooden home, stood a shivering Jin Abe, so cold that he had draped layers of towels around his body. His grandmother, Sumi Abe, was trapped inside, too, the 16-year-old told the team of Ishinomaki police officers who had been patrolling the hard-hit city on Sunday.

Sixteen-year-old Jin Abe is carried from the rubble on Sunday. The two had been stuck there since the March 11 magnitude-9.0 quake struck off the coast of Japan, triggering a massive tsunami that obliterated much of the northeastern coastline. Their neighborhood, too, lay in ruins.

The 80-year-old woman's weak legs kept her from walking, and the teenager had been unable until Sunday to crawl out of the wreckage, police spokesman Shizuo Kawamura said..."

More: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/42176977/ns/world_news-asiapacific/

[KT2000]

1. Amazing

Such a miracle.

[HereSince1628]

2. Heartbreaking...

to imagine their suffering. And even with medical help, it isn't over, yet