11-Year-Old Rescued Six Days After Venezuela Earthquakes; Death Toll Passes 1,400

11-Year-Old Rescued Six Days After Venezuela Earthquakes; Death Toll Passes 1,400

An 11-year-old boy named Moises was extracted from beneath 3 meters of rubble in La Guaira on June 28, after Colombian rescuers spent six hours digging him out. He was one of 33 survivors pulled from collapsed structures. The earthquakes that struck Venezuela's northern coast have killed more than 1,400 people, with thousands still missing. Rescues this late extend operations typically concluded after 72 hours, recalibrating search probability for those unaccounted for.

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