Rescuers free two boys from Venezuela earthquake rubble
Rescue teams in Venezuela recovered two boys trapped for days after twin earthquakes, while residents continue to search the debris and the death toll rises above 1,400.
Rescuers in Venezuela pulled two boys from earthquake rubble after they had been trapped for several days. Colombian rescuers spent six hours digging to reach an 11-year‑old boy, who was identified as Moises, according to the New York Times. The New York Times also reported that video footage captured the rescue. Fox News reported that a 2‑year‑old boy named Klieber Moran was rescued after six days trapped beneath rubble in La Guaira.
President Delcy Rodríguez posted on X footage of another 11‑year‑old boy being carried on a stretcher down a mountain of debris, LBC reported. Residents continued to search through the rubble by hand while awaiting heavy machinery, the BBC reported.
LBC reported that the death toll from the twin earthquakes rose above 1,400 as of Saturday and that the quakes had magnitudes of 7.2 and 7.5.
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