This tale warms the heart indeed.

Miracle of woman, 69, pulled alive from rubble seven days after Haiti earthquake

A woman has been rescued after spending a week buried under a collapsed cathedral in quake-hit Haiti, giving aid workers renewed hope today that more people can be saved.

Dust-covered Anna Zizi was singing as she was pulled free yesterday by Mexican firefighters from the wreckage of the Roman Catholic cathedral in the capital Port-au-Prince.

Christian Aid charity worker Sarah Wilson, who watched the rescue, said: 'It was an amazing thing to witness, no-one could believe she was still alive.

Covered in dust, her arms outstreched, Anna Zizi is gently taken away from the rubble by rescuers

Water of life: Anna takes her first sips of water after being pulled free as Mexican rescuer Oscar Olivia cries with joy and embraces a colleague

The Haitian pensioner was pulled from the city's cathedral a week after the quake struck

'She was singing when she emerged. Everyone clapped and cheered.'

Zizi, aged 69, was put on a drip and taken to hospital on the back of a truck.

Her son, Maxime Janvier, told broadcaster CNN that he never gave up hope that she would be found.
'We were praying a lot for that to happen,' he said.