PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti, Jan. 20 (UPI) -- A 5-year-old boy was pulled alive from his collapsed Port-au-Prince home Wednesday, eight days after the 7-magnitude Haiti earthquake, authorities said.
His mother was killed in the disaster and his father is missing. Doctors attributed his survival to the resilience and strength of his young body, CNN reported.
It was unclear whether the boy, named Monley, had access to food or water in the rubble of his home, CNN said.
Doctors at a hospital said he had no broken bones but was severely dehydrated.
Haitian authorities said 72,000 bodies have been recovered since the quake struck last week, but a preliminary estimate by the Pan American Health Organization coordinating medical response has put the expected death toll at 200,000, CNN said.
The country was rocked by a 5.9-magnitude aftershock Wednesday just as vital medical aid reached the country on a U.S. Navy ship, authorities said.
