Miracle Rescue: Father and Son Pulled Alive After 4 Days

In a remarkable display of resilience, a father and his son were rescued alive on Sunday, four days after magnitude-7 earthquakes devastated Venezuela. The pair were extracted from the rubble in La Guaira, the most severely affected coastal state, by French and US rescue teams who had worked for 12 painstaking hours. Their survival provides a crucial beacon of hope as rescue operations continue against diminishing odds.

La Guaira was the epicenter of the disaster, which has claimed at least 1450 lives and left thousands missing. Rescuers utilized specialized cameras and carefully navigated unstable debris to reach the trapped individuals. Doctors noted the extreme weakness of the survivors, requiring immediate rehydration and medical attention. This rescue follows other successful extractions over the weekend, including an infant and an 11-year-old boy, though tens of thousands remain unaccounted for.

Meanwhile, Venezuela's interim President Delcy Rodriguez announced on Monday that a significant portion of La Guaira state had regained electricity. However, the earthquakes have severely impacted the nation's infrastructure, causing a temporary shutdown of the Amuay oil refinery due to a power outage on Sunday. Efforts are ongoing to restore full power to industrial plants and communities.

The official death toll has risen to 1450, with 3150 injured, 12,721 displaced, and 774 buildings confirmed collapsed. Specialists emphasize that the chances of finding survivors alive decrease significantly after 72 hours, intensifying the urgency of the ongoing rescue missions across the affected regions.