Yuan suffered light injuries, fractures to his chest, a torn left ear, a bruised right eye, a chunk of scalp torn away and now bandaged. His 10-year-old daughter lived.

• “我只是等啊等啊，等着有人来。”元江说。在强度地震扫平了他的家乡北川后，他被残骸埋了70小时后获救。