As rescuers search for survivors of the devastating earthquake in Turkey and Syria, a look back at one miraculous quake survivor: China’s “Strong-Willed Pig.”
, lost almost everything on May 12: her 10-month-old daughter, her mother-in-law, her home and both her feet. She was the only survivor in her apartment building when it collapsed.
Her recovery began with her practicing her dance steps in the hospital and lasted 10 years. By 2018, she was running marathons, choreographing new routines and helping set up shelters at earthquake sites. One story, however, drew even greater international attention. A lucky male survivor — known as Zhu Jianqiang — became a symbol of hope for beating the odds and cheating death, having endured an incredible 36 days buried under debris.Born in April 2007 and kept in the village of Tuanshan by his owner, Wan Xingming, the fortunate pig weighed 150 kilograms at the time the Sichuan quake struck.
On the afternoon of the earthquake, local rescue efforts were focused less on secluded villages and more on the city of Pengzhou, home to nearly 800,000 residents. The damage there had been catastrophic: Collapsed dams had formed more than 30 “quake lakes,” requiring soldiers toBut it was water that would lead to Strong-Willed Pig’s survival.
Trapped underground in the ruins of his owner’s property, the pig was able to consume rainwater which had tracked in through the debris above him. He also had access to a sack of charcoal.or a worm remedy for farm pigs, the charcoal provided the bare minimum sustenance to keep the confined pig alive. More than a month after the quake struck, he was freed from his confinement by soldiers on rescue duty from the Chengdu Military Area Command.after being reunited with his owner and given food.
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