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Search and rescue |
People trapped under collapsed buildings are quickly located and freed |
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Successes |
Some survivors are found after being trapped for a couple of weeks without food. For e.g. after the earthquake in tohoku, japan, in 2011, sniffer dogs and heat sensors were deployed and successfully rescued many who were trapped |
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Limitations |
Rescue workers only have a limited time of 72 hours to find trapped survivors. Without food and water, trapped people are unlikely to survive after 3 days |
