Venezuelan firefighters rescue parrot from earthquake rubble
Venezuelan firefighters published, this Friday (3), the rescue of a parrot that was trapped under the rubble of the earthquakes that hit the country last week.
In a post on social media, agents from the Venezuelan state of Miranda said that the bird was found during operations in La Guaira, the region hardest hit by the tremors.
"The bird was found in apartment 8 of [residential complex] OPP33, where "Panchito" was the only survivor," firefighters wrote.
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"While one team focused on the complex task of rescuing people, another dedicated itself exclusively to helping and protecting the parrot, managing to successfully rescue it in the midst of the emergency. For us, every life matters. We continue working, non-stop!", concluded the publication.
Death toll in Venezuela reaches 2,645
The death toll from the two earthquakes that hit Venezuela last week rose to 2,645, the country's Ministry of Information reported this Friday (3).
In addition, 12,666 people were injured and around 15,000 were left homeless, according to the ministry.
Authorities also reported that 6,462 people were rescued and that 885 buildings were affected - of which 189 collapsed.
On Thursday (2), Delcy Rodríguez, interim president of Venezuela, rejected allegations that the government's response to the June 24 earthquakes was slow.
"Our authorities mobilized immediately. It is possible to count the hours from the moment the double earthquake hit the country to the moment the General Staff was activated and the deployment of our police and military began, reaching 4,000 agents in the first 24 hours", he stated at a press conference.
"It was a natural tragedy on a scale that we never imagined, although we knew that a seismic event could occur in our country," he said.
"We don't wait one, two or three days. We act immediately", he added.
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Source: CNN