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Boy, 3, rescued alive six days after quakes

02-07-2026 12:00:00 AM

A three-year-old boy was rescued alive from the rubble six days after the devastating earthquakes in Venezuela, offering a rare sign of hope. Klieber Morán was pulled from debris in La Guaira by a Jordanian rescue team and taken to a hospital in Caracas, where officials said his condition was stable. 

The toll has risen to 1,943, with over 10,000 injured and thousands still missing. 

US deportees dead?

A group of 146 Venezuelans deported from the US arrived in Venezuela hours before devastating twin quakes, with many now feared dead. After landing, the deportees were taken to a state-run holding facility and told they would be released after processing. 

Survivors said the building collapsed when the tremors struck, trapping dozens und­er rubble. Ninoska Gutiérrez Rodríguez, 45, said she fled briefly before a falling wall pinned her legs.