A three-year-old child has been pulled alive from the rubble of a collapsed building in Venezuela, six days after devastating twin earthquakes struck the country, in what rescuers are describing as a remarkable and emotional rescue.

The child, identified by Venezuelan authorities as Klieber Moran, was rescued by a Jordanian search-and-rescue team working in the heavily affected coastal state of La Guaira. The painstaking operation lasted several hours as emergency crews carefully removed concrete and debris while using specialised equipment and thermal imaging technology to monitor the child’s condition throughout the rescue.

Officials said the toddler was conscious and had stable vital signs when pulled from the wreckage. The team’s physician and paramedics immediately administered first aid before the child was transported to a hospital in Caracas for further treatment.

The rescue has become a powerful symbol of hope for families still waiting for news of missing loved ones. It is the only confirmed live rescue reported on the sixth day of operations following the powerful earthquakes, which struck less than a minute apart and triggered widespread destruction across northern Venezuela.

Search-and-rescue teams from several countries remain on the ground, racing against time to locate anyone who may still be trapped beneath collapsed buildings. Despite fading hopes as the critical survival window passes, emergency workers continue combing through the rubble, encouraged by the extraordinary rescue of the young child.

The earthquakes have claimed more than 1,900 lives, injured over 10,000 people and damaged or destroyed tens of thousands of buildings. Humanitarian agencies have also stepped up relief efforts, delivering emergency medical supplies and other essential aid to affected communities as thousands remain displaced.