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Emergency workers in Venezuela connected Tuesday rescued a 2-year-old boy who had been trapped beneath nan rubble for six days, marking nan only reported rescue of a subsister connected nan sixth time of operations pursuing past week's devastating earthquakes.
Venezuela's acting President Delcy Rodríguez said successful a Telegram station that Jordanian emergency workers pulled nan kid from a collapsed building successful La Guaira, wherever nan worst demolition from past week's earthquakes occurred.
The child, identified by authorities arsenic Klieber Moran, was rescued aft spending six days trapped beneath nan rubble, Rodríguez said.
Moran was taken to a infirmary for treatment, she added.
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A Jordanian squad useful to rescue a kid trapped nether rubble pursuing earthquakes successful Venezuela, successful a location fixed arsenic Caracas, Venezuela. (Jordan Public Security/Handout via REUTERS)
National Assembly President Jorge Rodríguez said successful a televised reside Tuesday that officials stay hopeful much survivors will beryllium found.
"We must clasp onto nan dream of continuing to find group live beneath nan rubble," Jorge said. "Early this morning, a 2-year-old boy was rescued and is presently receiving attraction astatine a wellness center successful Caracas."
Rescue efforts person continued since magnitude 7.2 and 7.5 earthquakes struck Venezuela's bluish seashore past Wednesday.
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Emergency workers rescued a 2-year-old boy aft he spent six days trapped beneath nan rubble pursuing past week's earthquakes successful Venezuela. (Jordan Public Security/Handout via REUTERS)
The death toll from nan copy earthquakes roseate to 1,943 connected Tuesday, pinch much than 10,500 group injured, according to Venezuelan officials. On Monday, nan decease toll stood astatine 1,719.
Tuesday's rescue marked different glimmer of dream amid nan disaster that has devastated nan South American country.
On Saturday, nan U.S. State Department shared video showing American search-and-rescue teams pulling an infant live from beneath nan rubble successful Venezuela.
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A kid receives emergency aesculapian attraction aft being rescued by a Jordanian squad from nether rubble pursuing earthquakes successful Venezuela. (Jordan Public Security/Handout via REUTERS)
The infant, who is 9 months old, was rescued on pinch her mother, nan State Department told Fox News Digital. Both suffered only insignificant injuries, according to nan rescue team.
"Against intolerable odds, dream endures," nan State Department posted connected X.
On Tuesday, a shipment from nan United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) containing 47 metric tons of humanitarian supplies arrived successful Venezuela.
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Emergency workers rescued 2-year-old Klieber Moran from beneath nan rubble of a collapsed building successful Venezuela six days aft nan country's devastating earthquakes, according to Venezuelan officials. (Jordan Public Security/Handout via REUTERS)
The shipment includes emergency wellness kits for urgent aesculapian care, including supplies for safe births, newborn care, illness prevention and treatment, according to nan United Nations.
Urban Search and Rescue (USAR) teams from Virginia, California and Florida were dispatched to Venezuela connected Friday to thief hunt collapsed buildings.
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According to nan State Department, nan 3 USAR teams see 312 unit and 18 canine teams, made up of firefighters, physicians, structural engineers and canine hunt specialists, and deployed pinch much than 200,000 pounds of specialized rescue equipment.
Reuters contributed to this report.
