Jordanian rescue team pulls child alive from rubble six days after Venezuela earthquakes
A Jordanian international search and rescue team has rescued a three-year-old child from the rubble of a collapsed building, six days after powerful earthquakes struck Venezuela.
Footage released by Jordan's Public Security Directorate showed rescuers carefully extracting the child before he was taken away for medical treatment.
A spokesperson for Jordan's Public Security Directorate said the team found the child alive beneath the debris with stable vital signs. "The team found a three-year-old child alive under the rubble of one of the houses, and his vital signs appeared to be in good condition," the spokesperson said.
"The team worked for hours to remove debris while monitoring the child's vital signs using thermal imaging devices, before reaching him and extracting him without any harm," he added.
Venezuela's acting president, Delcy Rodríguez, also confirmed the rescue on social media, identifying the child as Klieber Moran.
"Three-year-old Klieber Moran was rescued alive in La Guaira state after six days trapped under the rubble," Rodríguez wrote. "Klieber's life is hope for our people," she added.
Venezuela was struck by two earthquakes measuring 7.2 and 7.5 in magnitude on June 24, just moments apart, causing widespread destruction in several regions.
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