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Rescuers pull survivors from Venezuela quake rubble four days later
Late rescues continued Sunday in areas hit by twin earthquakes, including a 60-year-old woman freed after 86 hours. More than 50,000 people remain reported missing and the confirmed death toll stands at 1,430.
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Rescue teams extracted several survivors from collapsed buildings in coastal Venezuela on Sunday, four days after back-to-back magnitude 7.2 and 7.5 earthquakes struck near La Guaira. A 60-year-old woman was freed from rubble in Carabayida after 86 hours.
El Salvador’s President Nayib Bukele said Salvadoran and Peruvian teams worked eleven hours to reach her; she was taken to a Caracas hospital in delicate condition. A U.S. team from Virginia pulled a man and his son from debris Sunday morning. U.S. officials reported an infant rescued late Saturday, while Colombian and Mexican teams separately saved two 11-year-old boys.
Access and aid Venezuela’s interim president, Delcy Rodriguez, said at least 33 people had been rescued over the weekend. The UN reported 2,200 foreign rescue personnel on site, and more than 14,000 military and police members were deployed in La Guaira state, where entry now requires special permits.
Aid distributions of water and food reached some affected neighborhoods only recently, according to on-site reporting. Family members waited outside collapsed homes for bodies to be recovered.
International assistance Washington dispatched rescue teams and pledged $150 million to support UN and humanitarian operations. The European Union mobilized five million euros in emergency funds and activated its Copernicus satellite system to map damage. Pope Leo offered prayers for the deceased and praised rescue workers during remarks in Rome on Saturday.
