BEIJING – Two Israeli exchange students who were missing in the aftermath of a devastating earthquake in China were found injured but alive. (See related story, page 34.)

An Israeli search team located the two women Wednesday in western China, where they had been hiking.

Ma’ayan Segev and Anat Bilu, both in their 20s, were slightly hurt when they were found at the Longxi-Hongkou National Nature Reserve in Sichuan province.

Three to five more Israelis also have been reported missing.