Boy, 3, pulled alive from rubble six days after earthquake in miracolous escape | World | News
A heroic rescue effort was carried out (Image: undefined)
A three-year-old child was pulled alive from the rubble six days after the devastating earthquake in Venezuela in what has been described as a ‘moment of hope’.
A Jordanian rescue team celebrated after the young man was rescued from the rubble. He was identified as Klieber Morán by the country’s interim president.
Delcy Rodríguez hailed the boy’s rescue as a moment of hope.
The extraordinary survival comes as the UN warns tens of thousands of people remain in desperate need of food and shelter.
Jordanian civil defense confirmed that Klieber received first aid treatment before being transported to hospital, and his vital signs were reported to be stable.
According to the BBC, Venezuelan Parliament Speaker Jorge Rodríguez said that he was receiving treatment in the capital Caracas.
While the number of deaths in the disaster increased to 1,943, more than 10,000 people were injured.
Earthquakes of magnitude 7.2 and 7.5 left tens of thousands of people unaware.
Rodríguez said Klieber’s rescue was proof that there was still hope for finding survivors. He added that both local and international teams continue to examine the wreckage to find those still missing.
The tremors also damaged or destroyed about 58,870 buildings, according to an initial assessment of NASA’s satellite data.
Described as a moment of hope after nearly 2,000 deaths (Image: undefined)
Following the devastation, experts warned that the three-day period after the earthquake represented the greatest opportunity to find survivors. Residents of La Guaira, one of the worst-hit areas by the earthquake, are launching their own rescue operations in a desperate attempt to locate missing family members.
Food shortages are severe in La Guaira, basic services have collapsed and communications have been almost completely cut off, the UN refugee agency said on Tuesday.
“Tensions in society are increasing as access to aid is limited,” UNHCR says on its website. The statement was included.
The World Health Organization (WHO) has warned that health services are under “extreme pressure”.
“The risk of outbreaks of vaccine-preventable diseases such as measles and diphtheria is now increasing due to low vaccination coverage,” WHO spokesman Christian Lindmeier said.
Four days after the earthquake, a father and his son were pulled alive from the rubble of a collapsed building.
The couple were rescued on Sunday following a 12-hour operation by search teams in the coastal state of La Guaira.
Venezuelan authorities confirmed that more than 2,600 rescue workers worldwide were involved in the search with the help of about 140 specially trained search dogs.
International aid continues to flow into the country in times of need.
A UN spokesman confirmed that a shipment of 47 tonnes of humanitarian supplies, including emergency health kits, equipment for safe delivery, newborn care and disease prevention essentials, landed on Tuesday. As aftershocks continue to shake Venezuela, smaller tremors of magnitude 4.2 and 4.5 were recorded on Sunday morning.
