Man Rescued by 'Angels' After Days Under Rubble
International crews helped free the 21-year-old after about 106 hours, as Venezuela’s earthquake toll rose to at least 1,450 dead, officials said.
- On Monday, rescue crews pulled 21-year-old Aaron Levi Cantillo Vargas alive from rubble in the coastal town of Caraballeda after roughly 106 hours trapped beneath debris.
- Magnitude 7.2 and 7.5 earthquakes struck Venezuela last week, killing at least 1,450 people and creating one of the nation's worst natural disasters.
- Search teams from Venezuela, Mexico, and El Salvador worked 43 hours to free Cantillo, calling into the rubble: "We are the rescue team. If you are alive, please make any noise."
- Tens of thousands of people are injured or homeless, forcing Venezuela's government to rely on international rescue teams, including specialized crews from Fairfax County, Virginia, for recovery operations.
- CNN contributor Stefano Possebon noted that "three days is normally the last moment" survivors are found alive, yet Cantillo's rescue demonstrates how miraculous recoveries continue fueling the ongoing search operation.
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Man Rescued After 106 Hours Trapped in Venezuela Rubble
Rescue crews in Venezuela have pulled off a rare success story days after deadly twin earthquakes hit the country. A 21-year-old man, Aaron Levi Cantillo Vargas, was found alive after roughly 106 hours trapped under debris in the coastal town of Caraballeda, reports the BBC . Teams from Venezuela, Mexico, and...
Rescue teams from Venezuela, Mexico, and El Salvador participated in the operation. El Salvador's President Nayib Bukele announced the 21-year-old's rescue. He said Aaron Levi Cantillo Vargas is currently receiving specialized medical care. The body of the deceased hindered the rescue operation. The rescue operation was complicated by the fact that the body of the deceased was between the rescuers and the trapped man. Bukele previously announced…
A 21-year-old man, identified as Aaron Levi Cantillo Vargas, was rescued alive after remaining 106 hours under the rubble of earthquakes in the city of Caraballeda, in the Venezuelan state of La Guaira, informed Salvadoran president Nayib Bukele, on the X network. The operation was carried out by rescue teams from Venezuela, Mexico and El Salvador. 'I think everything is gone': Smell of death takes care of La Guaira, where I am helpless deep tra…
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