18-day-old baby rescued from Venezuela earthquake rubble
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Displaced Venezuelans to be housed in camps, president says, as people dig out relatives from rubble
More than 1,700 people are known to have been killed by the back-to-back earthquakes that struck last Wednesday.
A 12-year-old boy was rescued from under the rubble in La Guaira state late on Monday, according to an Ecuadorian search and rescue team. Footage released by the Quito Fire Department showed rescuers freeing the boy and lifting him away on a stretcher.
A Colombian rescue team worked for six hours to recover the child, Moises, from under nearly 10 feet of rubble in La Guaira. His rescue was captured on video.
LA GUAIRA, Venezuela (AP) — A mix of rescue teams and civilians on Sunday peered at a mountain of rubble almost indistinguishable from the other ruins lining swathes of the northern Venezuelan coast following two devastating earthquakes.
At least 1,450 people are known to have been killed by the back-to-back earthquakes on Wednesday evening.
Families keep vigil at buildings where they fear their loved ones are trapped, but face an impossible task to move heavy debris.