Jordanian Rescuers Pull Kleiber Moran From La Guaira Rubble Six Days After Venezuela Quakes

A Jordanian rescue team pulled a three-year-old boy, Kleiber Moran, from the Los Corales Garden 1 building in La Guaira state six days after search and rescue efforts began following Venezuela’s two earthquakes.

“Toggle Play Toddler pulled from debris six days after Venezuelan earthquakes A Jordanian rescue team used thermal imaging to rescue a toddler who had been trapped under rubble for six days in Caracas after back-to-back earthquakes struck Venezuela”

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Venezuela was hit by earthquakes of magnitudes 7.2 and 7.5 less than a minute apart on June 24, toppling buildings and trapping thousands of people beneath the rubble.

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Venezuela’s Acting President Delcy Rodríguez said the child was extracted and received first aid before being taken to hospital, while Jordanian civil defence footage showed rescuers cheering as he was found.

National Assembly President Jorge Rodriguez said 6,461 people had been rescued since the quake struck, and he urged: "We must hold onto the hope of continuing to find people alive beneath the rubble."

The disaster’s toll has risen to more than 1,900 deaths, with more than 10,500 injured, as UN agencies warned Venezuela’s health and medical capabilities were under "extreme pressure."

UN spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric said a shipment from UNICEF carrying 47 metric tons of humanitarian supplies arrived in Venezuela on Tuesday, local time, including emergency health kits and supplies for safe births and newborn care.

In La Guaira, the UN refugee agency said "food shortages are widespread, basic services have broken down and connectivity has been largely severed," as tens of thousands of people continued to seek food and shelter.

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CNN reported that opposition leader Maria Corina Machado accused the government of trying to keep Venezuelans in the dark about the scale of the emergency, while NBC News said the death toll rose to 1,719 on Monday afternoon according to Jorge Rodríguez.

BBC said the death toll had risen to 1,943 with more than 10,000 people injured, and it described the rescue as a moment of hope well after the initial three-day period.

The BBC also quoted WHO spokesman Christian Lindmeier warning that health services were under "extreme pressure" and that there was an increased risk of outbreaks of vaccine-preventable diseases such as measles and diphtheria.

As rescue efforts continued, the UNHCR said it needed an initial $15m to "scale up protection, core relief items, and temporary shelter support for 30,000 earthquake-affected people over six months."

“CARACAS: A three-year-old boy was rescued from the rubble in Caracas on Tuesday, a Jordanian rescue team said, six days after twin earthquakes hit Venezuela, killing almost 2,000 people”

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The BBC reported that shelters were already open in La Guaira and other states, while the Guardian said Nasa estimates nearly 59,000 buildings were damaged or destroyed by the twin earthquakes.

NBC News said time was running out to rescue those still trapped beneath mountains of debris, and it quoted Jorge Rodríguez saying: "We are in critical hours, in crucial hours to continue rescuing lives."

AP reported that a 4.6 magnitude aftershock rumbled through the disaster zone in the northern state of La Guaira, and it said the death toll stood at more than 1,700 people according to the government.

With tens of thousands still unaccounted for, Democracy Now! said thousands remained missing nearly a week after two back-to-back earthquakes devastated Caracas and La Guaira, and it quoted Beatriz Ochoa calling for a transition to "medium- and longer-term solutions" for affordable housing and a more dignified place to sleep.