4 minutes agoMiracle in Venezuela, the boy is alive after six days in ruins
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(2 hours ago)A three-year-old boy has been taken out alive from the ruins six days after devastating earthquakes in Venezuela, a Jordanian rescue team said.
The child, named Klieber Morán, was removed from the ruins in the state of La Guaira, said interim President Delcy Rodríguez.
Rodríguez described child salvation as a"source hope for our people".
This comes as the UN warned that tens of thousands of people urgently needed food and housing.
The death toll from earthquakes last week - measuring 7.2 and 7.5 - has grown to 1,943 with over 10,000 people injured and tens of thousands of others missing.
Massive shocks probably damaged or destroyed 58,870 buildings, according to an initial assessment of NASA satellite data.
Jordanian civil protection said Klieber was given immediate assistance, was taken to the hospital, and his vital signs were good.
It was being treated in Caracas, said Venezuelan Assembly President Jorge Rodríguez.
Salvation comes long after the initial three-day period immediately after the quake, during which experts say people trapped under the rubble have the best chance of being found alive.
La Guaira is one of the hardest hit areas, with many local residents trying to carry out their own rescue efforts.
The UN refugee agency said on Tuesday that food shortages were widespread, basic services were cut off, and communications were largely cut off at La Guaira, Telegrafi reports, broadcast. Periscope.
"Tensions in the community are increasing as access to assistance remains limited", W said NHCR in a statement on its website.
Danielle Armas, an 18-year-old saleswoman in La Guaira who was injured falling by a motorcycle when earthquakes hit, told AFP that some supplies were distributed"but sometimes people almost kill each other for food... It's like a turkey war".
U n The NHCR said it initially needed $15m to develop defence, essential assistance articles and temporary support for the housing of 30,000 people affected by the quake during six months".
Meanwhile, the World Health Organisation (OBSH) said health services were under"extreme pressure".
There is now an increasing risk of outbreaks of preventable diseases from vaccine", such as measles and diftia due to low immunization coverage, said WHO spokesman Christian Lindmeier. /Periscope/
