A newborn baby has been pulled alive from the wreckage of a collapsed building in coastal Venezuela after being trapped for 32 hours following a powerful twin earthquake that struck the region.
The dramatic rescue took place in La Guaira, a hard-hit city north of the capital Caracas, where buildings were reduced to rubble after the tremors.
Footage shared on social media showed rescue teams working under floodlights as they carefully lifted the infant from the debris, drawing applause from onlookers.
The baby, reportedly just 18 days old, was gently passed from one rescuer to another before being wrapped, cleaned, and rushed for medical attention.
Despite the prolonged entrapment, the child was found alive and without visible injuries.
According to the social media user who shared the video, Andreina Quintero, the infant’s mother was rescued about an hour after her child.
In a later update, she showed the mother receiving treatment in a hospital, where medical staff confirmed the baby appeared unharmed.
A medic at the hospital suggested the infant may have survived due to protective shielding, possibly from the mother’s body or surrounding debris that absorbed the impact during the collapse.
The disaster followed two major earthquakes measuring 7.2 and 7.5, which struck Venezuela in quick succession, leaving widespread destruction across several coastal communities.
Authorities said hundreds of people have died, while thousands more remain injured or missing.
Humanitarian assessments from international agencies warned that millions of residents may have been affected, with entire neighborhoods flattened and critical infrastructure severely damaged in the hardest-hit zones.
Rescue operations are still ongoing as emergency teams race against time to locate survivors trapped beneath the rubble.
