18-Day-Old Infant Survives 32 Hours Trapped in Venezuela Earthquake Rubble

Rescue crews in La Guaira pulled a mother and newborn from collapsed building ruins after twin earthquakes struck Venezuela on June 25. Neonatal survival under rubble for 32 hours without feeding, hydration, or temperature regulation is medically improbable. Both emerged alive June 28, with US USAR teams assisting extraction—a technically demanding operation that succeeded despite Venezuela's strained emergency infrastructure.