Wismond Exantus was pulled from the ruins of a hotel after 11 days
Estimates of the numbers killed in the Haitian earthquake range from 100,000 to 200,000. This is how events unfolded after the quake - with a magnitude of 7.0 - struck at 1653 local time (2153 GMT) on Tuesday, 12 January.
SATURDAY 23 JANUARY
International search teams continued their work to find survivors, despite the Haitian government calling an official end to the rescue phase, and were rewarded by pulling Wismond Exantus from the remains of the Napoli Inn Hotel 11 days after the quake.
Greek, French and US rescue teams were involved in the two-and-a-half-hour operation to bring him out.
Meanwhile, organisers of the Hope for Haiti telethon in the US said it had raised more than $57m (£35m) for victims.
They said Friday night's event had set a new record for disaster relief telethons.
Estimates of the numbers killed in the Haitian earthquake range from 100,000 to 200,000. This is how events unfolded after the quake - with a magnitude of 7.0 - struck at 1653 local time (2153 GMT) on Tuesday, 12 January.
SATURDAY 23 JANUARY
International search teams continued their work to find survivors, despite the Haitian government calling an official end to the rescue phase, and were rewarded by pulling Wismond Exantus from the remains of the Napoli Inn Hotel 11 days after the quake.
Greek, French and US rescue teams were involved in the two-and-a-half-hour operation to bring him out.
Meanwhile, organisers of the Hope for Haiti telethon in the US said it had raised more than $57m (£35m) for victims.
They said Friday night's event had set a new record for disaster relief telethons.
A link to see The disaster further: http://www.oxfam.org.uk/?ITO=1482
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