They dug with their bare hands after hearing the puppy whining from under the rubble.
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Video shows rescuers pulling the puppy out alive and apparently unharmed.
The dog's owner, an older gentleman, expressed gratitude to the rescuers while holding the trembling puppy in his arms.
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