CARACAS: A three-year-old boy was rescued from the rubble in Caracas on Tuesday, a Jordanian rescue team said, six days after twin earthquakes hit Venezuela, killing almost 2,000 people.
Video footage showed rescue workers cheering upon discovering the child, who had miraculously survived.
The boy received first aid and was immediately taken to hospital, the Jordanian civil defense said in a statement.
In other footage, rescue workers wiped the boy’s face with tissues and tucked him in with a blanket in an ambulance.
Experts say the 72-hour window after an earthquake serves as the crucial window during which people trapped under debris have a chance of being rescued alive.
