Funchu Tamang is 101 years old. Saturday, rescuers pulled him from the rubble of Nepal's worst earthquake in more than 80 years.
Amazingly, Tamang only suffered minor injuries to his hand and ankle. Local police told reporters he was found beneath the veranda of a collapsed house, but that he's currently in stable condition.
It's welcome good news in the aftermath of the 7.8-magnitude quake, which hit the impoverished landlocked Himalayan nation more than a week ago. At least 7,200 people have died, and local officials say the final death toll is likely to be much higher.
"I was returning from the washroom and one man pulled me and shouted run. Just at that moment, the temple sliced like a cake and entered my shop," said one survivor.
As for Tamang, this isn't his first major earthquake. The Hindustan Times reports he was in 20s when a 7.9-magnitude quake hit in 1934. But, he told reporters, this one felt stronger.
Relief efforts are pouring in, though aid groups say customs enforcement and other red tape is slowing them down.
On Sunday, U.S. aid planes — including four Ospreys, two helicopters and around 100 marines landed in Nepal to help get aid to the country's remote areas.
According to the UN, some 3 million people in Nepal are in need of food aid. The organization Save the Children estimates 320,000 children are homeless in the aftermath, many sleeping in displacement camps where disease may more be more easily spread.
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