A toddler was found alive in the wreckage of a bullet train, about 21 hours after the deadly crash in Wenzhou, Zhejiang province.
Firefighters said the girl was found unconscious at around 5.15pm yesterday as rescuers cleared a badly damaged carriage.
'When we found her, she could still move her hands,' a firefighter was quoted as saying by Xinhua.
The toddler was taken to hospital but no other details were provided.
Several hours before the child's discovery, the Ministry of Railways announced that all of the survivors had been rescued. Last night, ministry spokesman Wang Yongping declined to explain why the girl was not found earlier. 'This is just a miracle,' Wang said, prompting jeers from local reporters. 'I can just say that this thing happened.'
Survivors yesterday recounted the events that led to the horrific accident, saying the D301 bullet train came to a halt on the tracks just minutes before starting again, and then running into the back of another stationary train at close to full speed.