Miracle in Haiti - Woman rescued after 7 days under the rubble - Exclusive behind-the-scenes footage

After being trapped under the rubble for 7 days, 25 year old Natalie is miraculously saved by a UN-coordinated international search and rescue team in Haiti.

Where
Caribbean Markets, Port au Prince, Haiti

When
Evening of 19 Jan till early morning of 20 Jan, 2010

On the evening of 19th till the early hours of 20th Jan - 4 Urban Search and Rescue teams (from France, Turkey, Haiti and USA) from International Search and Rescue Advisory Group (INSARAG) network pulled a 25 year old woman, Natalie, from the ruins of a collapsed market.

Described by many as a 'miracle', Natalie's rescue comes one week after a 7.3 Earthquake decimated Port au Prince, Haiti and surrounding regions.

Narrated by French team leader Bruno Besson and captured by UN Public Information Officer David Ohana the clip includes mini cam footage taken by the search and rescue team deep inside the rubble.

INSARAG is a global network of more than 80 countries and disaster response organisations under the United Nations umbrella. INSARAG deals with urban search and rescue (USAR) related issues. INSARAG aims at estsablishing standards for international USAR teams and methodology for international coordination in earthquake response. Members of INSARAG are both earthquake-prone and responding countries and organisations.

INSARAG was established in 1991 , following initiatives of international search and rescue teams that responded to the 1988 Armenia earthquake. The Field Coordination Support Section (FCSS) in the Emergency Services Branch (ESB) of the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) in Geneva functions as INSARAG Secretariat.

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Tags:

• port au prince
• Haiti
• Earthquake
• Hoteline
• Natalie
• Olympic Market

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This was a common International Rescue Operation consist of AKUT Turkish Search and Rescue Association, French Rescuers Without Borders, USAID and Haiti Rescue Organization