Venezuela earthquake: Video shows miracle rescue of 3 children from rubble

Posted on by Taiwo Adebulu

2 min readNew DelhiJun 25, 2026 09:39 PM IST

Rescue teams raced on Thursday to areas hardest hit by a pair of earthquakes in Venezuela, as at least 164 people were killed and nearly 1,000 were injured. The footage on state TV later showed rescuers pulling three children alive from the rubble in La Guaira state.

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The two earthquakes, measuring 7.2 and 7.5 magnitude, struck Venezuela on Wednesday, which were among the strongest to strike the country in more than a century and could be felt throughout the region, AP reported. Damage was centred around the coastal region of La Guaira, which is north of the capital Caracas.

A state TV footage showed rescue workers pulling three children alive from the rubble, who were covered in dust in La Guaira state, where a large number of buildings were destroyed, and the acting President of the country, Delcy Rodríguez, called it a “disaster zone”.

“Dozens of buildings have collapsed there…and we are currently carrying out intensive rescue operations to save lives,” Rodríguez said.

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