A [tr.app.ed] dog has been [pu.lled] alive from the rubble of the Venezuela [earthquake] five days after the building he was in completely [co.llap.sed]. The [str.anded] pet was [bu.ried] underneath a [co.llap.sed] building in Caraballeda, a city in the worst-hit region of La Guaira.
A search and rescue team from El Salvador scrambled over twisted metal and [br.oken] concrete after hearing barking coming from the [wr.eckage].
Footage shows the moment a rescuer reached inside a large gap to pull the yelping dog to safety.
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The animal instantly began licking the worker’s face, sparking applause from a relieved crowd of onlookers before a vet stepped in to feed the hungry pup with a pipette.
Remarkable tales of survival against the odds are continuing to emerge over a week after the devastating 7.5-magnitude twin [earthquakes] [st.ruck].
Yesterday, rescue workers in another part of La Guaira pulled a 43-year-old security guard alive from a [co.llap.sed] basement after a gruelling 100-hour operation.
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But survivors have hit out at the state’s [di.sas.ter] response, claiming they were forced to dig through the [ru.bble] for their loved ones by hand because promised rescue equipment failed to arrive.
Acting President Delcy Rodríguez has hit back at the criticism, branding attempts to politicise the humanitarian [tr.ag.edy] as [di.sgra.ceful].
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At least 2,295 people are estimated to have [lo.st] their lives as a result of the [di.sast.er], with the death toll expected to rise further as more [wr.eck.age] is searched.
Wonderful man!
The rescuers are working so hard in very difficult circumstances
Thinking of all lost people, it must feel meaningfull to save any life!
Im not sure whos the happiest, the dog being rescu
