A newborn baby was pulled alive from the wreckage of a collapsed building, 32 hours after two earthquakes hit La Guaira, a coastal city in Venezuela. The baby’s mother was also successfully rescued from the same location.
Rescue teams worked under floodlights, working through the rubble on Friday night in La Guaira. A video recorded the moment the child was removed, to the applause of everyone present in the city, which was one of the most affected by the earthquakes and is north of the capital Caracas.
In those striking images, the baby is delicately passed between people, protected by a blanket, before receiving the first cleaning care with wipes.
Intensity and impact of the tremors that shook Venezuela
According to reports from those who shared the video on social media, the child, just 18 days old, was surprised to be found unharmed after a period of 32 hours under the rubble. The survival of a newborn for so long in such adverse conditions is considered a remarkable feat, highlighting the fragility of life and hope in the midst of tragedy.
The little one’s mother was rescued approximately an hour after the baby was pulled from the rubble.
Devastating consequences in Caracas and neighboring cities
To date, at least 920 people have lost their lives as a result of the two earthquakes that hit Venezuela on Wednesday, with magnitudes of 7.2 and 7.5. Thousands of individuals were injured or remain missing in various locations.