Salvadorean rescuers pull dog alive from rubble in Venezuela earthquake zone
Salvadoran rescue workers pulled a dog alive from beneath the rubble of a collapsed building on Sunday, offering a rare moment of hope as search efforts continued after Venezuela's devastating twin earthquakes.
Footage shared on X by Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele showed emergency personnel carefully reaching the frightened animal before gently lifting it to safety after it had spent hours trapped under debris.
The rescue came as international teams continued searching for survivors in the disaster zone following two powerful earthquakes that struck northern Venezuela on Wednesday, 24 June. The back-to-back tremors, measuring 7.2 and 7.5 in magnitude, caused widespread destruction in Caracas and the coastal state of La Guaira, prompting one of the country's largest rescue operations in decades.
Authorities said the death toll had reached 1,450 by Sunday, while 3,150 people were reported injured. Officials said 79,539 missing persons reports had been filed, with 14,695 people located and 47,205 still unaccounted for.
Emergency responders from several countries have joined Venezuelan rescue crews, working around the clock to search collapsed buildings despite continuing aftershocks and dwindling hopes of finding more survivors alive. More than 2,600 foreign rescue workers have been deployed to assist local teams, while thousands of residents remain displaced.Image Credit: DepositPhotos.com
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