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Miracle Rescue: Dog Saved After Venezuela Quakes
1 Jul
Summary
- A dog named Giselle was rescued after being trapped for five days.
- Search and rescue teams from El Salvador aided in the dog's recovery.
- The rescue occurred in Caraballeda, a city in Venezuela's La Guaira state.
Dramatic video captured the moment a small dog, identified as Giselle, was rescued from rubble in Caraballeda, Venezuela, nearly a week after powerful earthquakes struck. The canine had been trapped for five days before a search and rescue team from El Salvador located and extricated her from a collapsed building. Footage showed the dog enthusiastically greeting her rescuers, who were met with applause from onlookers.
This successful rescue offers a glimmer of hope as international teams, including those from the U.S. and El Salvador, continue to search for survivors. Earlier, an 18-day-old baby and their mother were rescued after 32 hours, and another mother-infant pair sustained only minor injuries after being trapped for an unspecified duration.
Efforts are ongoing to rescue Hernán Gil Flores, a 44-year-old security guard trapped for six days in a partially collapsed 10-story building in La Guaira. Rescuers face complex challenges due to leaning adjacent buildings and aftershocks. Despite these difficulties, Flores has been kept hydrated, maintaining hope for his successful extraction.
