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Father and Son Rescued Alive from Rubble in La Guaira After Venezuela Quakes
Rescue teams from Virginia, France and Venezuela extracted a father and his young son from collapsed structures in La Guaira state on Sunday. The operation occurred four days after 7.2 and 7.5 magnitude earthquakes struck northern Venezuela. Onlookers applauded as the pair received medical care.
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Rescue teams extracted a father and his young son alive from rubble in La Guaira state, Venezuela, on Sunday. The operation took place four days after earthquakes measuring 7.2 and 7.5 struck northern Venezuela on Wednesday. The father emerged first, gripping a phone, before workers passed the shirtless boy over a line of rescuers wearing Fairfax County Urban Search & Rescue vests.
Both received medical care on stretchers. Onlookers applauded as the pair was loaded into an ambulance. Associated Press journalists witnessed the rescue. Authorities reported 1,450 people dead as of Sunday, according to one account, while separate reports placed the death toll at 1,719.
Thousands were injured and tens of thousands remained unaccounted for. One woman was pulled from rubble after 70 hours, smiling and waving. Firefighters gave water to a dog trapped in debris. The first 48 to 72 hours after an earthquake are considered critical for rescues, though survival beyond that window remains possible with access to water and food.
