Venezuela earthquakes aftershock hits near capital city as man rescued from rubble after being trapped for 106 hours – as it happened

According to The Guardian, devastating earthquakes have struck Venezuela, killing at least one thousand four hundred fifty people, with fatalities expected to increase. A four point six magnitude aftershock occurred near the capital city without causing additional damage. In a dramatic rescue operation, teams from Venezuela, Mexico, and El Salvador coordinated intensive efforts to free a twenty-one-year-old man, Aaron Levi Cantillo Vargas, after he spent one hundred six hours trapped under a collapsed building in Caraballeda. El Salvador's president described the successful rescue as 'a miracle,' and Vargas is now receiving specialized medical care.

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