Robert Torres lost nine family members, including his 8-year-old granddaughter, in the devastating earthquakes that struck Venezuela this summer. Even as he grappled with his own grief, he became a volunteer rescuer, first helping search for survivors and later recovering…
Victor and Victoria Mendoza survived under the rubble of their building in Venezuela. Almost seven weeks later, in Cali, Juan David Gómez and his baby Solomon also left alive from a collapsed structure. Two stories marked by extraordinary rescues, but also by the losses and the challenge of starting again.