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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
World
Maira Butt

Mother pulled from rubble of earthquake in Venezuela with newborn son says he motivated her to stay alive

The mother of a baby who was pulled alive from the rubble in the aftermath of a devastating earthquake in Venezuela has said that she feels the child’s presence kept her alive.

At least 1,450 people have been confirmed dead after the magnitude 7.2 and 7.5 quakes – the most powerful earthquakes to hit the country in more than a century – struck within 39 seconds of each other west of the capital Caracas.

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