“The miraculous rescue of a 3-year-old child six days after the earthquakes in Venezuela”

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A 3-year-old boy was rescued alive from the rubble six days after the devastating earthquakes in Venezuela, according to a Jordanian rescue team.

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A video shows rescuers celebrating as the boy, identified as Klieber Morán by the country’s interim president, Delcy Rodríguez, is pulled from the rubble in the state of La Guaira.

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Rodríguez described the child’s rescue as a moment of hope.

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This occurs while the UN warns that tens of thousands of people are in urgent need of food and shelter.

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The death toll from last week’s earthquakes, with magnitudes of 7.2 and 7.5, has risen to 1,943, with more than 10,000 injured and tens of thousands more missing.

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According to an initial assessment of NASA satellite data, it is estimated that the seismic movements likely damaged or destroyed 58,870 buildings.

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The Jordanian civil defense reported that Klieber received first aid, was taken to a hospital, and his condition was stable.

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The president of the National Assembly of Venezuela, Jorge Rodríguez, stated that he was being attended to in Caracas.

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The rescue comes long after the initial three-day period following an earthquake, during which, according to experts, people trapped under the rubble have the highest chances of being found alive.

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La Guaira is one of the most affected areas, and many local residents are trying to carry out rescue efforts on their own.

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The UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) reported on Tuesday that food shortages were widespread, basic services had been interrupted, and communications were practically cut off in La Guaira.

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“Community tensions are rising, as access to aid remains limited,” UNHCR stated in a release published on its website.

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Daniela Armas, an 18-year-old vendor from La Guaira who was injured after falling from a motorcycle during the earthquakes, told the AFP agency that some supplies were being distributed, “but sometimes people almost kill each other for food… it’s like a cockfight.”

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UNHCR indicated that it needed an initial US$15 million to “expand protection, essential items, and temporary shelter support for 30,000 people affected by the earthquake for six months”.

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Meanwhile, the World Health Organization stated that health services are under extreme pressure.

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“There is a higher risk of outbreaks of vaccine-preventable diseases,” such as measles and diphtheria, due to low vaccination coverage, stated Christian Lindmeier.

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