A baby has been rescued alive from the rubble of a collapsed building in Venezuela, some 32 hours after twin earthquakes struck the South American country.
The rescue took place in the coastal city of La Guaira, one
of the areas hardest hit by the disaster.
Social media videos showed emergency responders pulling the
baby from the debris before handing the child to a man believed to be the
father.
The baby’s mother was also rescued alive from the collapsed
building shortly afterwards, AFP reported.
Tom Fletcher, the United Nations humanitarian chief, told
AFP that more than 50,000 people remain unaccounted for after two powerful
earthquakes struck northern Venezuela within a minute of each other on
Wednesday evening.
The earthquakes, measuring 7.2 and 7.5 in magnitude, struck
less than a minute apart while many Venezuelans were at home observing a
national holiday.
The twin quakes triggered widespread destruction, reducing
homes, schools and public infrastructure to rubble in several communities.
Thousands of survivors have also been displaced, with
emergency shelters established for those forced to flee their homes.
Rescue efforts have continued in the affected areas as
emergency workers race to locate survivors trapped beneath collapsed buildings,
while humanitarian agencies work to provide food, water, and medical care.
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