Child rescued six days after Venezuela earthquakes amid ongoing search efforts

A 3-year-old boy, Kleiber Morán, was rescued alive after six days trapped under rubble in La Guaira, Venezuela, following the double earthquake of June 24. The rescue by a Jordanian civil defense team far exceeds the typical 72-hour survival window Source: El Colombiano.

The rescue

Kleiber was pulled from a collapsed building in Los Corales, La Guaira, in the early hours of June 30. Video shows rescuers wrapping him in a blanket and rushing him to an ambulance Source: Clarin. He received medical care and was hospitalized in stable condition Source: El Nacional. The boy was the only survivor rescued that day; four had been found alive on Monday Source: Infobae.

The broader disaster

The earthquakes, of magnitudes 7.2 and 7.5, left at least 1,943 dead and 10,571 injured, according to official figures, though some sources report lower numbers Source: ABC. Over 15,800 people are displaced Source: Hoy. A preliminary NASA satellite analysis estimates 58,870 buildings may be damaged or destroyed Source: ABC.

International response

More than 3,300 rescuers from 27 countries are operating under UN coordination Source: La Vanguardia. The UN warns of severe food shortages and disrupted basic services . Despite diminishing odds, search teams continue, with the Spanish UME stating, "La esperanza nunca se pierde" .