Toddler rescued from rubble six days after devastating Venezuela earthquakes

Key Points:

• A child named Klieber Moran was rescued from the rubble in La Guaira, Venezuela, six days after twin earthquakes struck the country, marking the only reported survivor on the sixth day of rescue efforts.
• The earthquakes, measuring magnitudes 7.2 and 7.5, caused widespread destruction, toppling buildings and trapping thousands, with the government reporting over 1,900 deaths and more than 10,000 injuries.
• Moran, aged two or three, was taken for medical treatment following his rescue by a team from Jordan, as announced by Venezuela’s acting president Delcy Rodríguez and National Assembly president Jorge Rodríguez.
• A UN shipment carrying 47 metric tons of humanitarian supplies, including emergency health kits for newborn care and disease prevention, arrived to support children and families affected by the disaster.
• UN agencies have raised concerns about a growing humanitarian crisis, highlighting the health risks faced by thousands of displaced people living in unsanitary and overcrowded conditions.