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‘Miracle’: Trapped man rescued eight days after Venezuela earthquakes
Key takeaways
- Attention has turned to the humanitarian response after at least 2,295 people are confirmed dead, and 13,000 homeless.
- The rescue on Thursday came as attention has begun to shift from finding survivors under the rubble to addressing the humanitarian needs of the thousands of residents displaced.
- An estimated 60,000 buildings were damaged or destroyed in last week’s earthquakes, which hit magnitudes of 7.2 and 7.5, respectively.
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Attention has turned to the humanitarian response after at least 2,295 people are confirmed dead, and 13,000 homeless.
xwhatsapp-strokecopylinkgoogle Add Al Jazeera on Googleinfo Rescue workers carry earthquake survivor Hernan Gil after pulling him from collapsed building in Catia La Mar, Venezuela [EPA]By Al Jazeera Staff and AFPPublished On 2 Jul 20262 Jul 2026A man has been rescued from a collapsed building eight days after twin earthquakes devastated Venezuela.
The rescue on Thursday came as attention has begun to shift from finding survivors under the rubble to addressing the humanitarian needs of the thousands of residents displaced.
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