Caraballeda, Venezuela, July 3 (EFE).- International rescue teams deployed drones and sniffer dogs on Friday in an effort to locate signs of life from a 9-year-old boy who has been trapped beneath a collapsed apartment building in Venezuela’s La Guaira state for nine days following the June 24 earthquakes.
A Spanish rescue team carried out thermal imaging with drones and used search dogs to determine whether the child, Fabio, could still be alive beneath the rubble.
Family members say they have heard signs that he is still alive, a claim Venezuelan rescue workers have also reported.
Fabio’s grandmother, Rebecca, told EFE that she and other relatives have been searching for the boy since the building collapsed.
According to Rebecca, Fabio responded to rescuers’ calls with a whistle on Sunday, and family members heard banging noises again on Friday morning.
