Emergency workers in Venezuela on Tuesday rescued a 2-year-old boy who had been trapped beneath the rubble for six days, marking the only reported rescue of a survivor on the sixth day of operations following last week's devastating earthquakes.Venezuela's acting President Delcy Rodríguez said in a Telegram post that Jordanian emergency workers pulled the child from a collapsed building in La Guaira, where the worst destruction from last week's earthquakes occurred.The child, identified by authorities as Klieber Moran, was rescued after spending six days trapped beneath the rubble, Rodríguez said.Moran was taken to a hospital for treatment, she added.TRUMP ADMINISTRATION PLEDGES $150M IN AID, DEPLOYS NAVY WARSHIPS AFTER DEADLY VENEZUELA EARTHQUAKESA Jordanian team works to rescue a child trapped under rubble following earthquakes in Venezuela, in a location given as Caracas, Venezuela.(Jordan Public Security/Handout via REUTERS)National Assembly President Jorge Rodríguez said in a televised address Tuesday that officials remain hopeful more survivors will be found."We must hold onto the hope of continuing to find people alive beneath the rubble," Jorge said.
"Early this morning, a 2-year-old boy was rescued and is currently receiving care at a health center in Caracas."Rescue efforts have continued since magnitude 7.2 and 7.5 earthquakes struck Venezuela's northern coast last Wednesday.DEATH TOLL FROM VENEZUELA EARTHQUAKES RISES TO AT LEAST 235, WITH THOUSANDS REPORTED MISSINGEmergency workers rescued a 2-year-old boy after he spent six days trapped beneath the rubble following last week's earthquakes in Venezuela.(Jordan Public Security/Handout via REUTERS)The death toll from the twin earthquakes rose to 1,943 on Tuesday, with more than 10,500 people injured, according to Venezuelan officials.
On Monday, the death toll stood at 1,719.Tuesday's rescue marked another glimmer of hope amid the disaster that has devastated the South American country.On ...