A 2-year-old boy was rescued alive from beneath the rubble of a collapsed building in Venezuela on Tuesday, six days after twin earthquakes devastated the country’s northern coast, according to Venezuelan officials.
The rescue marked the only reported recovery of a survivor on the sixth day of search-and-rescue operations.
Venezuela’s acting President Delcy Rodríguez announced in a Telegram post that Jordanian emergency workers located and rescued the child, identified as Klieber Moran, from a collapsed building in La Guaira, the area hardest hit by last week’s earthquakes.
According to Rodríguez, Moran survived six days trapped beneath the debris before rescuers successfully reached him. He was transported to a hospital for treatment following the rescue.
In Venezuela, a three-year-old child was pulled alive from the rubble after six days.
The child named Kleiber Moran was rescued from the rubble in La Guaira state, one of the hardest-hit areas. The boy was rushed to the hospital.pic.twitter.com/wnQ6U0hCBv [1]
— Visegrád 24 (@visegrad24) July 1, 2026 [2]
Jordanian emergency crews have been working alongside international rescue teams since the earthquakes struck, helping search damaged buildings for survivors.
National Assembly President Jorge Rodríguez addressed the nation in a televised speech on Tuesday, saying authorities continue searching for additional survivors despite the passage of nearly a week since the disaster.
“We must hold onto the hope of continuing to find people alive beneath the rubble,” Jorge said. “Early this morning, a 2-year-old boy was rescued and is currently receiving care at a health center in Caracas.”
The earthquakes, measuring magnitude 7.2 and 7.5, struck Venezuela’s northern coast last Wednesday, triggering widespread destruction across several communities and launching one of the country’s largest emergency response efforts in recent years.
Officials reported Tuesday that the death toll had climbed to 1,943 people. More than 10,500 others have been injured as rescue crews continue searching collapsed structures and clearing debris.
The updated casualty figures represent a sharp increase from Monday’s official death toll of 1,719, underscoring the continuing scope of the disaster as recovery operations move forward.
Tuesday’s rescue provided another rare moment of hope during an operation that has largely shifted from rescue efforts to recovery work in many locations.
Earlier in the response, American search-and-rescue teams also located survivors beneath collapsed buildings.
On Saturday, the U.S. State Department released a video showing American rescue personnel pulling a 9-month-old infant alive from the rubble in Venezuela.
The State Department told Fox News Digital that the infant was rescued along with her mother.
THIS IS A LITERAL MIRACLE!👇🏼
Miracle rescue: American search-and-rescue team pulls infant alive from the rubble in Venezuela. pic.twitter.com/JGzrGJSdr4 [3]
— Al Tesauro (@AlTesauro1776) June 29, 2026 [4]
According to the rescue team, both the baby and her mother suffered only minor injuries.
“Against impossible odds, hope endures,” the State Department posted on X.
International humanitarian assistance has continued arriving as Venezuela responds to the widespread damage caused by the earthquakes.
On Tuesday, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) delivered 47 metric tons of humanitarian supplies to Venezuela.
According to the United Nations, the shipment included emergency health kits intended to support urgent medical treatment, safe births, newborn care, disease prevention, and treatment.
International search-and-rescue teams also remain deployed throughout the affected areas.
Urban Search and Rescue (USAR) teams from Virginia, California, and Florida were dispatched to Venezuela on Friday to assist local authorities in searching collapsed buildings for survivors.
La Guaira has remained one of the primary focus areas for emergency crews because of the extensive structural damage caused by the earthquakes.
Jordanian rescue workers have continued operating alongside Venezuelan officials and other international teams as searches continue for anyone who may still be trapped beneath the debris.
Although officials acknowledge that the chances of finding additional survivors diminish with each passing day, rescue operations remained active Tuesday following Moran’s rescue, offering renewed hope to families still awaiting news of missing loved ones.