A screengrab taken from a video posted on Instagram on June 26, 2026, shows bystanders looking on as a newborn is pulled out alive from the rubble of the city of La Guaira, Venezuela, following the twin earthquakes that hit the country. The death toll from twin earthquakes in Venezuela rose June 26, to 920, with tens of thousands reported missing as international rescue teams boosted a desperate and slow-moving search for survivors. (Photo by -UGC / Andreina Quintero / AFP) / XGTY - RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT « AFP PHOTO / Andreina QUINTERO» - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS -
June 28, 2026
Man, teen son rescued four days after Venezuela quakes
CARABALLEDA, Venezuela (AFP) — A man and his teenage son were pulled from the rubble on Sunday, nearly four days after twin earthquakes struck Venezuela, AFP journalists saw in Caraballeda, a coastal town devastated by the disaster.
American and French rescue teams carried the boy and his father down from a mountain of debris on stretchers, both of them visibly in shock and exhausted.
The teen, who was covered in dust, with blood on his right knee and his right hand bandaged, was brought out first.
His father was brought out afterwards, also covered in dust and wearing only a piece of cloth on his body.
A medical device was seen attached to his body.
