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The Moment U.S. Rescuers Pull a Baby From Venezuela Ruins

The mother and baby were found alive with minor injuries as 44 international teams searched collapsed buildings, the United Nations said.

  • On Saturday, members of the USA-01 urban search-and-rescue team from Fairfax County, Virginia, pulled a mother and her nine-month-old baby alive from collapsed building rubble in Venezuela.
  • Two powerful earthquakes struck northern Venezuela on Wednesday, flattening buildings and triggering hundreds of aftershocks that left thousands trapped under debris across coastal areas.
  • The State Department deployed a Disaster Assistance Response Team with more than 250 personnel, including elite units from Los Angeles County, California, and Miami Dade County, Florida, bringing over 200,000 pounds of specialized equipment.
  • Latest reports indicate at least 1,430 deaths, while nearly 69,000 people remain missing as international crews search collapsed structures across the hardest-hit coastal areas.
  • Washington committed $150 million in assistance, while 44 international urban search-and-rescue teams have deployed 2,245 specialists and 140 search dogs to support ongoing recovery efforts.
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The baby and mother were saved.

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More than 90 hours have passed since the first earthquake, but rescuers are not giving up.

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U.S. search and rescue teams saved a baby who remained trapped in the rubble after the earthquakes that affected Venezuela. The operation was carried out in the midst of emergency tasks deployed in the most affected areas. ‘Against all odds, hope endures. (...) Every life saved is a victory,’ the U.S. State Department published in its official X account in Spanish. The video shows how the rescuers covered the child with a blue blanket with sky. …

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BNO News broke the news in Tilburg, Netherlands (Kingdom of the) on Sunday, June 28, 2026.
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