In earthquake death zone, one happy ending. Man rescued after 36 hours in rubble; first international aid arrives .

　　U.N. says quake toll has climbed to 518. Firefighters searching for survivors of this week’s devastating earthquake in Indonesia on Wednesday pulled a man to safety more than 36 hours after he was buried in rubble on remote Nias island

　　Firefighters searching for survivors of this week’s devastating earthquake in Indonesia on Wednesday pulled a man to safety more than 36 hours after he was buried in rubble on remote Nias island.

　　French firefighters from the agency Firefighters Without Borders — who rushed to the island from Aceh province’s west coast — used a car jack to free the legs of 25-year-old television repairman Jansen Silalalahi, who had been pinned between a motorbike and a cupboard.

　　As he was lifted out of the rubble of what was once a three-story building, Silalalahi smiled weakly and gave a thumbs-up.

　　"People knew I was there but it was difficult to reach me. I kept screaming whenever I heard anyone," said Silalalahi, who did not appear to be badly injured. "I feel relief because now I am safe."

　　Meanwhile, as the first foreign military help arrived, officials said an estimated 1,000 people had died in the region’s latest large earthquake.