Lai Yuanping, dug out from a phosphorite mine 196 hours after the Wenchuan quake struck, agreed to an operation to implant an artificial bone into his head to complete his damaged skull Tuesday.

• 汶川地震中被埋矿洞196小时后获救的赖元平，30日接受了颅骨植入手术，术后他将逐渐康复。