Four rescued alive 11 days after Venezuela earthquake

In a remarkable display of resilience, four individuals have been rescued alive from the debris of the OPP Caribe building in Caraballeda, La Guaira, 11 days after being trapped by a powerful double earthquake. The survivors, identified as a young man, a woman, and two small children, were located around 9:00 p.m. on Sunday.

Videos circulating on social media captured the tense moments as rescuers made contact with those trapped. In the audio, rescuers can be heard calmly instructing the survivors to remain still while they devised a plan for extraction. Emergency teams immediately began the complex extraction process upon establishing contact.

Following their rescue, the four survivors received urgent pre-hospital care. They were subsequently transported by ambulance to medical centers for thorough evaluations. Their survival after more than a week under collapsed structures is a testament to human endurance.

The rescue operation took place amid the extensive emergency response to the twin earthquakes, measuring 7.2 and 7.5 magnitude, which struck on June 24th just 39 seconds apart. The disaster has tragically claimed at least 3,342 lives and left 16,700 people injured, making it the deadliest earthquake in Venezuela in a century. The impact was felt across Caracas and six northern states, with La Guaira suffering particularly severe damage.