Venezuela earthquakes aftershock hits near capital city as ‘miracle’ rescues reported – latest updates

Venezuela was struck by a powerful earthquake that has killed at least one thousand four hundred fifty people, with officials expecting the death toll to rise further. According to The Guardian World, the initial quake was followed by a four point six magnitude aftershock near the capital. Amid the widespread devastation, rescue teams from Venezuela, Mexico, and El Salvador have coordinated intensive search and rescue efforts. In a rare moment of hope, twenty-one-year-old Aaron Levi Cantillo Vargas was rescued after hours of effort, freed from beneath a collapsed building in Caraballeda, La Guaira. El Salvador's president called it 'a miracle,' and the young man is receiving specialized medical care.

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