Chinese peacekeeper a heroine in Haiti

2010-01-17 09:16 BJT

Special Report: Strong Quake Hits Haiti |

A brave female Chinese peacekeeper helped save 5 people after the deadly earthquake struck Haiti on Tuesday. She says it's simply part of her job.

This is Wang Xueyan, from China's 7th peacekeeping troop. She has been in Haiti for four months.

When the earthquake hit, she was driving with a Canadian policeman named Martin in downtown Port-au-Prince.

Wang Xueyan, Peacekeeper, said, "We were driving and had to stop because of a traffic jam. Suddenly, the car started shaking. A young Haitian man ran toward us saying a building collapsed, burying many people in it."