Girl trapped in Venezuela quake ‘survived on ketchup and cheese’

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Girl trapped in Venezuela quake ‘survived on ketchup and cheese’

BBC World · 3 days ago

Venezuela has experienced two consecutive earthquakes that have created a major humanitarian crisis, claiming thousands of lives and leaving a large portion of the population unaccounted for. The scale of the disaster has prompted extensive search and rescue operations across affected regions as authorities work to locate missing persons and assess the full extent of damage.

Amidst the widespread devastation, rescue workers have documented remarkable cases of survival. In the coastal city of La Guaira, a 12-year-old named Fabiana was discovered and extracted from beneath collapsed structures after more than thirty hours, having sustained herself with limited food items found in the rubble. Her rescue exemplified both the unpredictability of such disasters and the human capacity for endurance, as she suffered only a broken foot and minor surface injuries despite her extended entrapment.

  • Twin earthquakes in Venezuela have killed over 3,300 people with tens of thousands still missing as of Sunday
  • A 12-year-old girl was rescued after 30+ hours trapped under rubble in La Guaira, having survived on ketchup and cheese with only minor injuries

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