Hope has returned to Venezuela’s disaster zone after rescuers pulled a three-year-old child alive from the rubble six days after the country’s devastating twin earthquakes, as search and rescue operations continue against mounting odds.
The child, identified as Klieber Morán, was rescued from the collapsed Los Corales Garden 1 residential building in La Guaira State by a Jordanian search-and-rescue team. Officials said the operation took several hours, with rescuers using specialized cameras to locate the boy before carefully pulling him from the debris. He received first aid at the scene before being transferred to a hospital in Caracas, where authorities say he is in stable condition.
The rescue comes after two powerful earthquakes measuring 7.2 and 7.5 magnitude struck Venezuela on June 24, flattening neighborhoods, destroying thousands of buildings and triggering one of the country’s worst natural disasters in decades. Despite experts noting that survival chances drop sharply after the first 72 hours, rescue crews from more than 20 countries have continued searching for survivors.
Officials say the disaster has claimed well over 1,900 lives, with thousands injured and tens of thousands displaced. Humanitarian agencies continue to deliver emergency medical supplies, food and shelter, warning that damaged infrastructure and overcrowded shelters could worsen the crisis if relief efforts slow down.
Klieber’s rescue has become a symbol of hope for families still waiting for news of missing loved ones, as emergency teams vow to continue searching for signs of life beneath the rubble.
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