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Two boys rescued from Venezuela earthquake rubble after days of being trapped
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- Figure caption, An 11-year-old boy, named Moises, was rescued after days trapped beneath heavy rubble
- Two 11-year-old boys have separately been rescued from the rubble of collapsed buildings within hours of each other, after powerful earthquakes struck Venezuela.
- Video footage of the first boy, named as Moises, showed him being pulled from the twisted debris - his eyes covered to protect them from the sun - to the applause of rescuers.
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Figure caption, An 11-year-old boy, named Moises, was rescued after days trapped beneath heavy rubble
Two 11-year-old boys have separately been rescued from the rubble of collapsed buildings within hours of each other, after powerful earthquakes struck Venezuela.
Video footage of the first boy, named as Moises, showed him being pulled from the twisted debris - his eyes covered to protect them from the sun - to the applause of rescuers.
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