Rescuers in Venezuela pulled a nine-month-old infant and its mother… (венесуэла · завал · здание)
Rescuers in Venezuela pulled a nine-month-old infant and its mother from under the rubble of a collapsed building after earthquakes, and also retrieved an 11-year-old boy alive after 70 hours trapped beneath debris. The earthquakes, measuring 7.2 and 7.5 on the Richter scale, occurred on June 24, killing over 1,400 people and leaving more than 3,100 families homeless.
Consensus
- Earthquakes measuring 7.2 and 7.5 struck Venezuela on June 24
- Over 1,400 people died as a result of the earthquakes
- More than 3,100 families lost their homes and are now in shelters
- Rescuers pulled an infant and its mother from under rubble after the building collapsed
- An 11-year-old boy was rescued alive after being trapped for 70 hours
Points of divergence
- The rescuers were from a U.S. search and rescue team (USA-01) working with local firefighters, while the child's mother and infant were found alive but suffered only minor injuries. — vm
- Colombian rescuers extracted an 11-year-old boy from under debris after 70 hours, and the operation was conducted by personnel from Colombia’s National Risk Management Agency and Bogotá Fire Department. — kommersant
Coverage (3 sources)
- Nine-month-old baby rescued from rubble of collapsed building in Venezuela — Вечерняя Москва
- Child rescued from rubble in Venezuela 70 hours after building collapse — Коммерсантъ
- Child rescued from rubble in Venezuela after 70 hours — Вечерняя Москва