Man Rescued From Rubble in Venezuela
International crews helped free the 21-year-old after about 106 hours, as Venezuela’s earthquake toll rose to at least 1,450 dead, officials said.
- On Monday, rescue crews pulled 21-year-old Aaron Levi Cantillo Vargas alive from rubble in the coastal town of Caraballeda after roughly 106 hours trapped beneath debris.
- Magnitude 7.2 and 7.5 earthquakes struck Venezuela last week, killing at least 1,450 people and creating one of the nation's worst natural disasters.
- Search teams from Venezuela, Mexico, and El Salvador worked 43 hours to free Cantillo, calling into the rubble: "We are the rescue team. If you are alive, please make any noise."
- Tens of thousands of people are injured or homeless, forcing Venezuela's government to rely on international rescue teams, including specialized crews from Fairfax County, Virginia, for recovery operations.
- CNN contributor Stefano Possebon noted that "three days is normally the last moment" survivors are found alive, yet Cantillo's rescue demonstrates how miraculous recoveries continue fueling the ongoing search operation.
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Man rescued from rubble in Venezuela
CARABALLEDA, Venezuela (CBS, KYMA) - A 21-year-old man was pulled from the rubble of a collapsed building in Caraballeda, Venezuela Monday after being trapped for 106 hours following recent earthquakes. Video released by Acting Venezuelan President Delcy Rodriguez shows rescue workers freeing Aaron Levi Cantillo Vargas from the debris after the arduous rescue, which took nearly two days. "After 106 hours trapped and a 43-hour rescue operation, A…
After more than four days under the rubble, 21-year-old Aaron Levi Cantillo Vargas has been rescued alive. He had been trapped under a collapsed building since the severe earthquakes in Venezuela on June 24. The rescue operation lasted dozens of hours. Rescue workers also pulled the dog Giselle from under the rubble. The images are moving people worldwide.
The passing of the hours makes the hope of finding alive victims of the earthquakes that shook Venezuela and left behind more than 1,700 dead, as the official figures relate for the moment.Continue reading...
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