VIDEO: Man emotionally rescued from rubble in Venezuela

A video published by UME (Unidad Militar de Emergencias) shows the rescue of a man who was trapped under the rubble after the earthquakes that hit Venezuela last Wednesday (24).

The images show the victim being removed from the wreckage visibly emotional after an operation that, according to UME, took several hours to complete.

According to the publication, the rescue was carried out in collaboration with other emergency teams working in the areas most affected by the tremors.

"In collaboration with other rescue teams, we will be able to access and rescue a second victim after several hours of intense work to remove the rubble and stabilize the affected area," UME said on social media.

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Earthquakes left more than 1,400 dead
The rescue comes as international teams continue to search for survivors after the strong earthquakes of magnitude 7.2 and 7.5 that hit Venezuela.

According to the president of the National Assembly, Jorge Rodríguez, the death toll reached 1,450, while 3,150 people were injured and 12,721 were left homeless.

Since Wednesday, the country has recorded 430 aftershocks, with La Guaira concentrating most of the destruction.

More than 1,600 rescuers from different nations have already arrived in the country to reinforce search and rescue operations. Teams from Brazil, Colombia, Mexico, United States, Spain, Switzerland, Ecuador, Chile, Dominican Republic, Panama and El Salvador participate in the work.

(With information from Mauricio Torres, from CNN in Spanish)

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Source: CNN