A three-year-old boy was rescued alive from the rubble of a collapsed structure in Venezuela’s La Guaira state, six days after the country was struck by devastating twin earthquakes. The child, identified as Klieber Morán, was pulled from the wreckage early Tuesday by a Jordanian rescue team involved in ongoing international relief operations, according to reports.
Authorities said the child was immediately given medical attention after being rescued and was transported to a hospital in Caracas for further treatment. Venezuelan officials gave slightly differing accounts of his age, with acting President Delcy Rodríguez describing him as three years old, while National Assembly President Jorge Rodríguez referred to him as two years old during a televised address announcing the rescue.
Footage from the rescue operation showed emergency responders cheering as they discovered the child alive beneath the debris. Rescuers were seen carefully extracting him from the rubble, providing first aid, and wrapping him in a blanket before transferring him into an ambulance. The emotional scenes have become a rare moment of hope amid widespread devastation across the country.
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The rescue comes days after another survivor, a 21-year-old man identified as Aaron Levi Cantillo Vargas, was pulled out alive after spending 106 hours trapped under a collapsed building. Authorities say rescue efforts continue across affected regions as search teams work through heavily damaged infrastructure in difficult conditions.
Venezuela was struck last Wednesday by two powerful earthquakes measuring 7.2 and 7.5 in magnitude, occurring less than a minute apart. The disaster has reportedly killed 1,943 people, injured more than 10,000, and left thousands missing. Satellite assessments suggest widespread destruction, with tens of thousands of buildings damaged or destroyed, underscoring the scale of the humanitarian crisis. International agencies, including NASA-supported monitoring systems, are assisting rescue and assessment efforts as relief operations continue.
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