Rescue teams in Venezuela pull an 11-year-old boy alive from the rubble of a collapsed building roughly 70 hours after earthquakes hit the country, according to reports. The boy is recovered after days of search efforts following the initial earthquakes that caused widespread damage. Other sources describe the rescue as occurring several days after the disaster, when live retrievals remain possible and search operations are ongoing.
While the accounts focus on the boy’s survival and the timing of his rescue, they also refer to the broader impact of the earthquakes, including large numbers of people still unaccounted for. One report characterizes the situation as continuing search and recovery amid significant uncertainty about missing residents.
The reports do not provide additional details about the specific location of the rescue or the boy’s condition beyond his survival. Taken together, the coverage highlights both the hope provided by the late-stage rescue and the scale of the crisis affecting survivors and families still waiting for information.