Nepal quake: Teenager rescued after five days

5 Dariya News

Kathmandu 30-Apr-2015

A teenager was rescued alive from the rubble of a hotel here, five days after a major quake shook the country, authorities said on Thursday.Armed Police Force of Nepal successfully rescued the 15-year old youth on Thursday morning from Gongabu area in capital Kathmandu.Pemba Lama, who hails from Nuwakot district, was trapped in the hotel, the police said in a statement. He was being given medicine through a pipe to keep him alive, said Superintendent of Nepal Police, Narayan Khadka.He is fine and speaking a little.Earlier, the Nepal Army had rescued an 11-year old girl from Bhaktapur alive.