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Aunt of Venezuelan boy pulled from rubble tells BBC she will give him 'mother's warmth'
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- Andreína Sarmiento says when a friend told her of Kleiber's rescue she fell to the floor and wept, before heading to meet her nephew.
- Kleiber Moran was pulled from the rubble of his home in Venezuela's northern La Guaira state by Jordanian rescuers early on Tuesday.
- Venezuela's interim President Delcy Rodríguez has described the rescue as a "source of hope for our people" as the death toll from two major earthquakes last Wednesday continues to rise.
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Andreína Sarmiento says when a friend told her of Kleiber's rescue she fell to the floor and wept, before heading to meet her nephew. The aunt of a two-year-old boy who was rescued after six days under rubble in Venezuela has spoken to the BBC of her elation at being reunited with her nephew and her hopes that his parents might still be found.
Kleiber Moran was pulled from the rubble of his home in Venezuela's northern La Guaira state by Jordanian rescuers early on Tuesday.
Venezuela's interim President Delcy Rodríguez has described the rescue as a "source of hope for our people" as the death toll from two major earthquakes last Wednesday continues to rise.
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