Four Rescued After 267 Hours Trapped Under Rubble Following Venezuela Earthquake

Four survivors were dramatically rescued 11 days after a series of earthquakes struck Venezuela, the local newspaper El Nacional reported on July 6 (local time).

According to the report, rescue authorities pulled the four survivors from the rubble of a building in the Caraballeda area of La Guaira state at around 9:00 p.m. on July 5.

The rescue took place 267 hours after the earthquake occurred.

This duration is nearly four times the 72-hour golden time, which is generally considered the survival limit in disaster medicine.

The survivors, identified as one young man, one young woman, and two children, received first aid at the scene before being rushed to a hospital by ambulance.

Footage of the rescue, which circulated on social media, captured the tense voices of rescue workers urging the victims to stay calm and warning them not to move while they sought a safe way to extract them.

Despite this dramatic rescue, the number of casualties continues to rise.

According to the Venezuelan government, the series of earthquakes has left at least 3,342 people dead and 16,700 injured.

The earthquakes struck six northern states, including the capital, Caracas, with the coastal state of La Guaira suffering the most significant damage.
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