Father and son rescued after four days buried under rubble of Venezuela’s earthquakes

In a moment of hope amidst devastation, a father and his son were pulled alive from the rubble of a collapsed building on Sunday, four days after powerful earthquakes struck Venezuela. The rescue offered a crucial boost to French and U.S. rescue teams racing against time to find more survivors in La Guaira.

Visibly weakened and wearing masks, the pair were carried on improvised stretchers through debris-filled streets to a waiting ambulance. A member of the French Civil Security described the survivors as "extremely weak" and noted that efforts were underway to rehydrate them and administer medication during the slow extraction process. The rescue team in the area includes members of the French Civil Security and Fairfax County Urban Search and Rescue Team from Virginia, who had previously rescued a mother and her infant.

Rescuers meticulously prepared intravenous drips and cleared debris before extracting the family members. Others continued to search the remains for signs of life, communicating with colleagues. Over the weekend, at least 33 people were rescued. However, with tens of thousands still missing, fears are mounting that time is running out. Specialists indicate that the chances of finding victims alive diminish dramatically after 72 hours post-earthquake.

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They are extremely weak, as any patient trapped under rubble for four days would be, so we are doing everything possible to rehydrate them and administer various medications during the extraction process, which is moving very slowly.