Interim President Delcy Rodríguez announced a 43-hour rescue operation that extricated a man named Aaron Levy Cantio alive from the rubble, 106 hours after the earthquake struck, according to Ariel Kahana (Israel Hayom). Rodríguez thanked Venezuela's Environmental Protection Authority and all international groups involved.
Venezuelan interim President Delcy Rodríguez announced on Monday that a survivor named Aaron Levy Cantio was rescued alive from the rubble, 106 hours after the severe earthquake struck the country. The rescue operation took 43 hours, according to the announcement reported by Ariel Kahana (Israel Hayom). Rodríguez expressed gratitude to Venezuela's Environmental Protection Authority and to all international groups that participated in the effort. The rescue extends a series of survivors pulled from the debris in recent days. As The Zioneer reported earlier on Monday, a father and child were rescued more than four days after the disaster. The official death toll had crossed 1,400 by Monday morning, with experts warning the final number could reach 55,000. An Israeli search-and-rescue team from Magen is operating on site as part of the international response.
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