Emergency workers in Venezuela rescued a 2-year-old boy after he had been trapped beneath rubble for six days, according to officials cited by Fox News. The rescue was described as the only reported survivor recovery on the sixth day of operations following last week’s 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, an area officials said was among the hardest-hit by the earthquakes.
The child was identified by authorities as Klieber Moran. According to Rodríguez, he was rescued after spending six days trapped beneath the rubble and was then taken to a hospital for treatment.
Officials say hope remains for finding more survivors
National Assembly President Jorge Rodríguez said in a televised address on Tuesday that officials remain hopeful more survivors could still be found. “We must hold onto the hope of continuing to find people alive beneath the rubble,” he said.
He added, “Early this morning, a 2-year-old boy was rescued and is currently receiving care at a health center in Caracas.” Other children have also been pulled from collapsed buildings including two 11-year-old boys rescued from rubble in a separate operation.
Rescue efforts have continued since the magnitude 7.2 and 7.5 earthquakes struck Venezuela’s northern coast last Wednesday, officials said. The death toll from the earthquakes rose to 1,943 as of Tuesday, with more than 10,500 people reported injured, according to Venezuelan officials. On Monday, the death toll stood at 1,719.
Tuesday’s rescue was described as another moment of hope amid a disaster that has affected the South American country. On Saturday, the U.S. State Department shared a video that appeared to show American search-and-rescue teams pulling an infant alive from beneath rubble in Venezuela.
According to the State Department, the infant, who is 9 months old, was rescued along with her mother. Both suffered only minor injuries. The State Department posted on X, “Against impossible odds, hope endures.”
On Tuesday, a shipment from the United Nations Children’s Fund, or UNICEF, reportedly arrived in Venezuela carrying 47 metric tons of humanitarian supplies. The shipment is said to include emergency health kits meant for urgent medical care, including supplies intended for safe births, newborn care, and disease prevention and treatment.
Urban Search and Rescue teams from Virginia, California, and Florida were dispatched to Venezuela on Friday to help search collapsed buildings, according to the State Department. The three teams include 312 personnel and 18 canine teams, made up of firefighters, physicians, structural engineers, and canine search specialists, the State Department said.
They were said to have deployed with more than 200,000 pounds of specialized rescue equipment. The disaster response comes as separate reports describe Trump’s plans for Venezuela statehood.
Search and rescue operations across Venezuela were ongoing as of Tuesday, with officials continuing to comb through collapsed structures in affected regions, and officials have not indicated when search and rescue operations are expected to conclude.
Published: Jul 1, 2026 01:04 pm