A young girl and a pregnant woman were among three people pulled out alive from the rubble of the Bam earthquake on Thursday, Iranian state radio reported.
Rescuers had all but abandoned hope of finding more survivors in the ruins of the devastating quake that killed thousands, with experts saying people are unlikely to live in such circumstances for more than 76 hours.
But a nine-year-old girl, a pregnant woman and a 45-year-old man were rescued, almost a week after the disaster struck, state radio said in a report that provided a glimmer of good news amid the devastation and death.
Earlier, the radio said that 11 people had been pulled out on Wednesday, including Yadollah Saadat, 26, who was rescued thanks to the persistence of his wife Fatemeh Asgari, relief workers said.
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