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A child trapped in the rubble for two days is rescued

A child trapped in the rubble for two days is rescued

Aid workers managed to free a six-year-old boy who was trapped in the rubble of his house for two days after the Indonesian earthquake.

This child named Aska Maulana Malik is a resident of Chiangjur town. On the 21st, a strong earthquake struck Chiangjur city. The magnitude of the earthquake was recorded as 5.9.

Survival groups say the mattress in the bed provided protection for the child. It is also said that his deceased grandmother was near the child. Survival groups further said that she would have saved the child by placing the box on the child’s body when the earthquake struck.

The death toll from the earthquake is close to 280. 41 are still missing. They are also presumed dead. However, survival operations are ongoing. The number of injured due to the earthquake is 2,000.

(Reuters)

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