Videos show U.S. rescue team pull mother, baby from rubble in Venezuela
In Venezuela, a mother and her nine-month-old baby were pulled from the rubble of a collapsed building by an assisting US search and rescue team. After the double earthquake The incident killed more than 1,400 people and left many more missing.
Virginia Urban Search and Rescue Task Force 1 shared a video members who rescued a woman from the rubble of a collapsed building. Neighbors showed joy as he was rescued from the rubble.
Another video Shared by the US State DepartmentIt showed the baby being pulled from the rubble wrapped in blue cloth. The baby’s face was blurred, but he could be heard crying.
“Despite impossible odds, hope endures,” the ministry wrote, adding that “every life saved is a victory.”
Despite impossible odds, hope remains. 🇺🇸
US search and rescue teams rescued a baby from under the rubble after the earthquake in Venezuela. Every life saved is a victory. pic.twitter.com/PcFayXEqNP
— Department of State (@StateDept) June 27, 2026
Both suffered “only minor injuries,” the Virginia search and rescue team said.
“This is our why,” the team wrote. “Delivery of hope.”
The team is one of several U.S. assets sent to Venezuela to assist in the wake of deadly earthquakes. About 250 specialized civilian rescuers, including the Virginia team, were sent as well as relief planes, mobile hospitals and the USS Fort Lauderdale, an amphibious military ship, a senior administration official said Saturday.
The Los Angeles Fire Department said Miami-based Urban Search and Rescue Task Force 2 was on the ground in Venezuela and “conducting comprehensive ground and aerial damage assessments in affected areas.” said in x. Department said another post the team had 71 members based in Los Angeles.
Volunteers from Mexico, El Salvador, Switzerland and other countries are also operating in the country, Venezuelan officials said Friday.
“The death toll of men and women who lost their lives as a result of the most brutal natural disaster our country has experienced in its history has reached 1,450 people,” Jorge Rodríguez, President of the National Assembly of Venezuela, said in a statement on Sunday. he said.
Rodríguez reported that another 3,150 people were injured in hospitals in La Guaira and other areas affected by the earthquake.
The situation in the country is clear I got even more desperate per hour since the twin earthquakes was shot on Wednesday. Citing a lack of government aid, people took matters into their own hands by digging through the rubble of destroyed houses and apartments to search for loved ones.
But Venezuelans reported seeing very few government rescue teams in the hardest-hit areas Acting President Delcy Rodríguez He said the Venezuelan government has begun to mount a full response. The Caracas government said on Saturday that about 200 people had been rescued. But online databases say around 51,000 people are missing.
Salvadoran rescuers and their dogs search for victims in La Guaira, Venezuela. / Credit: Edilzon Gamez / Getty Images
The retired Northwestern University professor said many people did not have time to evacuate their buildings because the two earthquakes occurred within a minute. Emile Okal told CBS News. The shallow depth of the earthquakes caused a large impact on the surface.
That figure likely includes people unable to contact loved ones due to a lack of cell phone signal, and some reports may be duplicates, according to the Associated Press. charities Consider that the first 48 to 72 hours are a crucial time period for people to be rescued alive; however, this period can be extended if they have access to food and water.
Diana Sandrano told “CBS Saturday Morning” she will search for her missing brother “as long as it takes.”
“He deserves to live and have a future,” Sandrano said after a day of searching.
