By Suzannah Hills PUBLISHED: 05:17 EST, 26 July 2013 | UPDATED: 05:23 EST, 26 July 2013 A dog left trapped for 77 hours in a collapsed building after severe earthquakes hit much of north-west China has been pulled from the rubble alive by rescue workers. The canine was stuck in the debris of the house in quake-hit Lalu Village, Hetuo Township, Dingxi, in northwest China's Gansu Province, for more than three days. But the dog managed to survive by drinking rainwater before he was eventually found by rescue workers scouring the region for survivors on Thursday. Found alive: A rescue worker comforts a dog found trapped in ruins in the quake-hit at Lalu Village in Hetuo Township, Dingxi, China, on Thursday after powerful earthquakes hit the region
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Canine was stuck in the debris of the house in Lalu Village, Hetuo Township, Dingxi, for more than three days after earthquakes hit the region Monday
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He stayed alive by drinking rain water until he was rescued on Thursday
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More than 100 people have died in the earthquakes and resulting landslides
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