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SpotNews | Man rescued in Myanmar's Nay Pyi Taw 5 days after earthquake

This photo provided by Myanmar Fire Services Department shows rescuers carrying out rescue operation for a man trapped in the rubble of a collapsed hotel building in Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar. (Myanmar Fire Services Department/Handout via Xinhua)

YANGON, April 2 (Xinhua) -- A 26-year-old hotel staff member was rescued from the rubble of a collapsed hotel building in Myanmar's Nay Pyi Taw on Wednesday, five days after the 7.9-magnitude earthquake struck the country, according to the State Administration Council's information team.

Two people were trapped under the debris, and rescue teams from the Myanmar Fire Services Department and Turkey successfully pulled one survivor to safety, the information team said.

The operation at the hotel began at around 3:00 p.m. local time on Tuesday, and the man was rescued by approximately 00:30 a.m. local time on Wednesday, it said.

Efforts are ongoing to locate and rescue the remaining trapped individuals, it added.

This photo provided by Myanmar Fire Services Department shows rescuers carrying out rescue operation for a man trapped in the rubble of a collapsed hotel building in Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar. (Myanmar Fire Services Department/Handout via Xinhua)

This photo provided by Myanmar Fire Services Department shows rescuers carrying out rescue operation for a man trapped in the rubble of a collapsed hotel building in Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar. (Myanmar Fire Services Department/Handout via Xinhua)

This photo provided by Myanmar Fire Services Department shows rescuers carrying out rescue operation for a man trapped in the rubble of a collapsed hotel building in Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar. (Myanmar Fire Services Department/Handout via Xinhua)

This photo provided by Myanmar Fire Services Department shows rescuers carrying out rescue operation for a man trapped in the rubble of a collapsed hotel building in Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar. (Myanmar Fire Services Department/Handout via Xinhua)

This photo provided by Myanmar Fire Services Department shows a survivor shaking hands with a rescuer after being rescued from the rubble of a collapsed hotel building in Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar. (Myanmar Fire Services Department/Handout via Xinhua)

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