VIDEO: Four-year-old boy is rescued from rubble in Venezuela

A four-year-old boy was rescued with his family after being trapped amid the rubble for almost 26 hours in Venezuela last Thursday (25). The family was trapped after the strong earthquakes that hit the country last Wednesday (24).

The video filmed showed people, including the father, his wife and their four-year-old son, trapped in the rubble of a collapsed building, before being rescued by rescue teams on Thursday.

Reuters confirmed the location based on facial features and clothing that matched videos proving the family's rescue, verified by the agency. The shooting date was confirmed by the original file metadata.

Reuters also confirmed the location by analyzing a fan, cables and debris from the building, elements that corresponded to reference images verified by the agency. The shooting date was confirmed by the original file metadata.

"They could breathe," said Lameda, describing their survival in the small space amid the rubble as miraculous. Now, his focus turns to finding a safe place for the family to settle and helping them recover from the nightmare they lived through, he said.

The government reported that 172 people remained trapped, 920 had died and 3,360 were injured after earthquakes devastated parts of Caracas and surrounding areas on Wednesday night.

More than 50 thousand people were reported missing.

Watch the video

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Source: CNN