Almost twelve days after the double earthquake that hit Venezuela hard, a new scene of hope once again shook La Guaira. Local reports released in the last few hours indicate that rescuers found several people alive in the rubble of the OPP Caribe, in the Caraballeda area, one of the most affected by the disaster.

The news is developing. The first versions speak of a family made up of a man, a woman and two small children. Other local reports mention a woman with minors. So far, however, there is no complete official confirmation regarding the identity of the survivors, their ages or their health status.

The alleged discovery occurred during the search tasks that are still continuing in La Guaira, where dozens of buildings were destroyed or seriously damaged after the earthquakes of June 24. The Caribbean area, Caraballeda and Tanaguarena concentrates some of the most dramatic landslides, especially in residential complexes linked to the Housing Mission.

“They continue to find life”: the report that restored hope in La Guaira

The information began to circulate on social networks and local media during the night of Sunday, July 5, and the early hours of Monday, July 6. In the videos published from the area, movement of rescuers, neighbors, and volunteers can be seen around the remains of the building, while expectation grows for the possible extraction of survivors.

Some publications speak of four people alive. Others indicate that it would be a young man, a woman and two minors. The version also circulated that two children had been located beneath the adults, an image that generated enormous impact due to the time that had passed since the earthquake.

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The OPP Caribe area, one of the hardest hit

The OPP Caribe appears since the first days of the earthquake among the most critical points of La Guaira. Local media and neighbors have been reporting for days cases of families searching for their loved ones themselves, in Housing Mission buildings identified as OPP26 Caribe and other nearby complexes, amid complaints about delays, disorganization and lack of information about victims and missing persons.

The tragedy in the area was not limited to a single building. In Caraballeda, Caribe, Tanaguarena and Playa Grande, entire families were trapped under collapsed structures. For days, neighbors, family members, volunteers and rescue teams worked through the rubble with tools, scarce machinery and the pressure to find signs of life before it was too late.

Therefore, each life rescue changed the emotional climate of the place. In a catastrophe marked by thousands of dead and missing, any knock, voice or movement beneath the cement remains became a reason to continue searching.

An exceptional rescue for the time elapsed

Finding people alive almost twelve days after an earthquake is an extraordinary fact. The chances of survival under the rubble depend on many factors: whether the person was left with room to breathe, whether they had access to some water, whether they suffered serious injuries, the temperature, humidity, body position and the speed of the rescue.

Other rescues considered miraculous had already been reported in La Guaira. One of the most publicized cases was that of Hernán Gil, a security guard who managed to survive eight days under the rubble before being pulled out alive by emergency teams. There were also stories of children and adults located after several days, although not all operations ended with survivors.

The new report in the Caribbean OPP once again shows that, even when the probabilities decrease with the passing of the hours, the teams and family members maintain the search as long as there is any sign of life.

The balance of the double earthquake in Venezuela

The disaster occurred on June 24, when two strong earthquakes shook northern Venezuela and especially affected the state of La Guaira. The Venezuelan Government raised the official toll to 3,342 dead and more than 16,700 injured, while rescue efforts, care for victims and removal of debris continue.

The number of victims has increased as the days go by, as searches in collapsed buildings continue. Thousands of homeless people are also reported and entire communities are still waiting for information about missing relatives.