A Jordanian search-and-rescue team extracted a 3-year-old boy alive from under debris in Caracas, Venezuela, six days after the devastating earthquake struck, according to an unconfirmed report circulating in Israeli and international media. The rescue marks the latest in a series of dramatic extrications that have continued since the quake on June 25.
A Jordanian search team operating in Caracas, Venezuela, extracted a three-year-old boy alive from the rubble left by the massive earthquake that struck on June 25, according to unconfirmed reports cited in Israeli media. The rescue came six days after the disaster, extending a rare but steady sequence of extrications — the fifth survivor that The Zioneer has tracked since June 28, when an 11-year-old boy was rescued after three days. Over the following week, rescue teams (including U.S. and Israeli personnel) pulled out a father and child after four days, a man named Aaron Levy Cantio after 106 hours, and a baby reported by Israeli journalist Ariel Kahana (Israel Hayom) as cited on June 28, alongside an official figure of 68,000 still missing. As The Zioneer reported on June 28 in its initial context item, that early figure was unconfirmed. The current report adds the Jordanian team to the list of international responders, but its source, a desk-reviewed report, remains uncorroborated by official Venezuelan or Jordanian channels. The survival of a child after six days is medically plausible for crush victims with hydration, but no details on the boy's condition or the exact location in Caracas have been provided. No official death toll update was released alongside this rescue.
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