Chinese man rescued from earthquake rubble after 100 hours

YUSHU, Qinghai, April 18 (Xinhua) -- Chinese rescuers have saved a 68-year-old man who was trapped under earthquake rubble for 100 hours.

The old man was rescued at about 11 a.m. Sunday in Gyegu Town, Qinghai Province, and his condition appears stable, rescuers said. The man has been taken to hospital.

The miracle came as authorities hiked the death toll from the devastating earthquake to 1,484.

As of 5 p.m. Saturday, the quake, which struck the Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture of Yushu, Qinghai, at 7:49 a.m. Wednesday, has left 12,088 injured, 1,394 severely.