A 3-year-old boy named Kleiber Moran was pulled alive from the rubble of a collapsed building in La Guaira, Venezuela, s...

Written on 07/04/2026

A 3-year-old boy named Kleiber Moran was pulled alive from the rubble of a collapsed building in La Guaira, Venezuela, six days after two massive earthquakes devastated the country. Jordanian search and rescue teams carried out the extraction in the Los Corales neighborhood, with footage of the operation shared on Telegram by Venezuela's acting president Delsy Rodriguez. The earthquakes, both striking on June 24, registered magnitudes of 7.2 and 7.5. The latest official death toll stands at 1,943 killed and 10,571 injured. The numbers are expected to climb sharply. The United Nations estimates that around 50,000 people are still unaccounted for, raising fears that the final death toll could be dramatically higher than what has been confirmed so far. Kleiber's rescue comes as teams from multiple countries continue working through the debris across the affected region. The Jordanian rescue unit's operation drew widespread attention after video of the boy being brought out alive circulated online. Venezuela has seen some of the most severe structural damage in La Guaira, a coastal city that bore the brunt of both tremors. Access to affected areas has complicated rescue operations, with teams racing against time as survival odds drop sharply after the first 72 hours. The fact that Kleiber survived six days trapped under rubble makes his rescue one of the most remarkable outcomes of the disaster so far. Authorities have not yet released details on his medical condition, but he was described as alive at the time of extraction. #Venezuela #Earthquake #Rescue