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Venezuelan Girl Recounts How She Survived Under Rubble
Newser • • world
Key Points:
- Twelve-year-old Fabiana survived 32 hours trapped under the rubble of her family's collapsed 10-story apartment in Caraballeda, Venezuela, after two powerful earthquakes struck on June 24, including a 7.5 magnitude quake.
- Despite being anxious and claustrophobic, Fabiana remained surprisingly calm during her ordeal, surviving on ketchup and grated cheese until rescuers reached her.
- Volunteers and firefighters made multiple attempts to reach Fabiana, with one volunteer maintaining contact by climbing the debris, before rescuers finally extracted her through a tunnel nearly 32 hours later.
- Fabiana sustained only a fractured foot and minor injuries, while her family lost most residents in the building; she is one of just three survivors out of nearly 50 residents.
- The earthquakes caused widespread devastation across the region, with nearly 3,000 deaths reported and tens of thousands more missing, according to France 24.
