Beijing, May 26 : An 80-year-old man was rescued in Mianzhu city of Sichuan Province 11 days after the area was hit by an earthquake measuring 7.9 on the Richter scale.

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Beijing - Eleven days after the powerful earthquake that struck south-western China, an 80-year-old man has been rescued from a collapsed building, state television reported Sunday.

The report said the man had been bound to his bed because he was partially paralysed.

The man was not injured when the building collapsed and was found hiding under a support beam.

His wife was able to give him water, thereby saving his life.

Rescue troops found the elderly couple on Friday in the city of Mianzhu in Sichuan province. Using their bare hands, the troops moved the beams and rubble to pull the man from the building.

Premier Wen Jiabao returned to Beijing Sunday following his second visit to the earthquake-hit region.

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