In the days after two powerful earthquakes hit northern Venezuela, rescue teams and local residents in La Guaira—one of the hardest-hit areas—had largely believed there was no one left to find under collapsed structures. The earthquakes, which occur on Wednesday, register as magnitude 7.2 and 7.5, and leave widespread destruction along the northern coast. Search efforts continue through rubble fields that look largely identical from one site to another. On Sunday, however, rescuers report a sudden sign of life at one location: a burst of movement is seen amid the debris. According to accounts from multiple outlets, a pair of dust-covered legs belonging to a person trapped in a hole is pulled out by rescue teams. The team conducting the rescue includes personnel from Virginia, France, and Venezuela, alongside civilian presence at the site. The reports describe the extraction as an unexpected break in days marked by tragedy, as teams had previously found no signs of survivors in the same area.
Rescuers pull survivor from rubble in La Guaira after twin Venezuelan earthquakes
In the days after two powerful earthquakes hit northern Venezuela, rescue teams and local residents in La Guaira—one of the hardest-hit areas—had largely believed there was no one left to find under c...
- Two earthquakes strike Venezuela on Wednesday, reported as magnitude 7.2 and 7.5.
- La Guaira state is among the hardest-hit areas along the northern coast.
- For days after the quakes, rescuers and locals believe there are no signs of life in parts of the rubble.
- On Sunday, rescue teams observe movement and find a trapped survivor.
- Rescue teams involved include personnel from Virginia, France, and Venezuela.
LA GUAIRA, Venezuela — A mix of rescue teams and civilians on Sunday peered at a mountain of rubble almost indistinguishable from the other ruins lining swathes of the northern Venezuelan coast following two devastating earthquakes. In the days since Wednesday’s devastating 7.2 and 7.5 quakes, search teams and locals had believed that there were no signs of life under the concrete mass in La Guaira state, one of the hardest-hit areas. Then on Sunday came a burst of movement. A pair of dust-coated legs was pulled out of a hole by rescue teams from Virginia, France and Venezuela. READ: […]...Keep on reading: From the rubble in Venezuela, an unexpected story of survival
2 hours agoIn the days since two devastating earthquakes, search teams and locals had believed that there were no signs of life under a mountain of concrete in La Guaira, one of the areas that's been hardest hit in Venezuela
3 hours agoA mix of rescue teams and civilians on Sunday peered at a mountain of rubble almost indistinguishable from the other ruins lining swathes of the northern Venezuelan coast following two devastating earthquakes.
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