A Chinese body had been found among the rubble of a building here destroyed by Haiti's massive earthquake, Chinese rescuers say on Saturday.
A member of Chinese rescue team holds a board with characters reading "Brother, we bring you back home" to mourn the Chinese victim whose body was found among the rubble of the collapsed building of the UN Stabilization Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH) destroyed by Haiti's massive earthquake in Port-au-Prince January 16, 2010.[Photo/Xinhua] |
The body was confirmed as one of the eight Chinese police officers trapped under the rubble in Port-au-Prince, Huang Jianfa, chief of the Chinese rescue team in Haiti said.
The body was found at 03:30 am local time (0830 GMT) among the ruins of the collapsed building of the UN Stabilization Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH).
They also found a camera and a video camera, which belonged to the Chinese peace-keeping police in Haiti, as well as a shoe marked "Made in China," added Huang.
The Chinese rescue team members and the Chinese peacekeepers held a mourning ceremony on the site, standing in five lines and making three bows to the body.
The rescue team is doing everything possible to speed up the search for another seven policemen still missing.
Eight Chinese police officers were meeting UN officials in the building when the devastating quake hit Haiti on Tuesday.
There were 142 Chinese peace-keeping police officers in Haiti. The others are accounted for
海地中國救援組的領(lǐng)導(dǎo)黃家發(fā)說道,該尸體已被確認(rèn)是中國被困于太子港廢墟下的八名中國警察之一。
該尸體于當(dāng)?shù)貢r間凌晨三點三十分(標(biāo)準(zhǔn)時間8點30)被發(fā)現(xiàn)于聯(lián)合國海地穩(wěn)定化任務(wù)組(海地穩(wěn)定特派團)建筑倒塌的廢墟中。
他們還發(fā)現(xiàn)了屬于中國維和警察的一個照相機和一個攝影機,還有一只帶有”中國制造“標(biāo)志的鞋子,”黃補充道。
中國救援組成員和中國維和警察在現(xiàn)場舉行了一個哀悼儀式,站成五排向遺體三鞠躬。
救援隊正在盡一切可能加快搜尋其他七名失蹤警察。
周二這場毀滅性的地震襲擊海地時八名中國警察正在和聯(lián)合國官員會見。
一共有142名中國維和警察在海地。其他人情況都已明了。