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Father, Son Rescued After Four Days Amid Twin Quakes

6/29/2026

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Rescuers Save Family

The four-day-long rescue of a father and his son sparked visible hope among onlookers in La Guaira.
A father and his son were rescued alive from a collapsed La Guaira building, four days after the twin earthquakes.
French Civil Security, Fairfax County Search and Rescue led a 12-hour effort, giving IV fluids.
More than 2,600 international rescuers, 140 dogs and 14,000 troops aided amid 4.2-5.0 magnitude aftershocks.

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Rescuers Save

International rescue teams saved an infant and two 11-year-old boys in La Guaira, sparking hope.
Twin magnitude-7.2 and 7.5 earthquakes killed at least 1,450 people and caused over 3,100 injuries in Venezuela.
Interim President Delcy Rodríguez thanked volunteers but restricted road access to accredited vehicles only.
United Nations warned up to 6.76 million may need shelter, water, sanitation and $6.7 billion in repairs.

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Historical Context

After the 2010 magnitude-7.0 Haiti earthquake killed more than 230,000 people and spurred a massive UN-coordinated relief effort, the international community refined emergency protocols. When twin quakes struck La Guaira in 2024, over 2,600 rescuers—including France’s Civil Security and Fairfax County teams—were deployed, showing how those reforms now enable faster, coordinated responses.

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Rescuers Save Family

The four-day-long rescue of a father and his son sparked visible hope among onlookers in La Guaira.
A father and his son were rescued alive from a collapsed La Guaira building, four days after the twin earthquakes.
French Civil Security, Fairfax County Search and Rescue led a 12-hour effort, giving IV fluids.
More than 2,600 international rescuers, 140 dogs and 14,000 troops aided amid 4.2-5.0 magnitude aftershocks.

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