Three-Year-Old Child Dramatically Rescued from Rubble: "The Only Survivor of the Day"

▲ A three-year-old child rescued from the rubble in Venezuela

As the possibility of finding survivors fades more than six days after the powerful earthquake in Venezuela, a three-year-old child was dramatically rescued from the debris on June 30 (local time).

According to Reuters on that day, a Jordanian rescue team pulled three-year-old Cliber Moran from the rubble of the Los Corales Garden 1 building in La Guaira, the state hit hardest by the earthquake.

Moran was transported to a hospital immediately after being rescued.

Reuters reported that Moran was the only survivor found on the sixth day of rescue operations.

However, while Venezuelan interim President Delcy Rodriguez announced the rescue and stated that the child was three years old, Jorge Rodriguez, the president of the National Assembly of Venezuela, stated that the child was two years old.

In Venezuela, consecutive earthquakes measuring 7.2 and 7.5 magnitude struck on June 24, causing hundreds of buildings to collapse.

In a televised address that day, National Assembly President Rodriguez announced that the officially confirmed death toll had reached 1,943, nearing 2,000.

Rescue workers from around the world have not given up on the search for survivors, despite the fact that the "golden time" (48 to 72 hours after the accident), when the chances of finding survivors are highest, has already passed.

On June 25, an 18-day-old infant and her mother were dramatically rescued from the ruins of a collapsed apartment building, becoming a symbol of hope in Venezuela.

In his televised address, President Jorge Rodriguez appealed to the public, saying, "We must hold onto the hope that we can find survivors in the rubble."

Meanwhile, UN spokesperson Stephane Dujarric announced that 47 tons of humanitarian aid sent by UNICEF arrived in Venezuela on that day.

Dujarric explained that the aid supplies would be used for safe childbirth, newborn care, and the prevention and treatment of diseases.

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