An extraordinary rescue story has been recorded in Venezuela, which was hit by powerful earthquakes on June 24. A mother and her three children have been pulled alive from the rubble after being trapped for 11 days.
The rescue operation took place in the La Guaria area, one of the hardest hit by the June 24 earthquake. The family was trapped under the rubble of a residential building that collapsed during the earthquake.
According to authorities, the mother managed to keep her three children alive by breastfeeding them the entire time they were under the rubble. After an intensive search operation, emergency teams located them and pulled them out alive.
Meanwhile, the toll from the earthquakes continues to mount. According to official data, 3,685 people have lost their lives, while 16,740 others have been injured. Thousands of people are still missing.
The disaster has caused significant material damage, destroying or damaging around 60,000 buildings and leaving thousands of families homeless.
Authorities and experts warn that, in addition to the consequences of the earthquakes, the risk of the spread of infectious diseases remains high due to the lack of drinking water and difficult hygiene and sanitation conditions in the affected areas.
International aid teams have helped carry out Venezuela's "miracle rescues" after the twin earthquakes struck, but are now preparing to leave.
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Thousands are still searching for relatives in the rubble as frustration grows over the government's response. pic.twitter.com/t2zJgPkcRs
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