New Facts: Fabiana Blanco Rescued After 32 Hours

In Caraballeda, Venezuela, rescuers pulled 12-year-old Fabiana Blanco alive from the rubble of a collapsed 10-storey apartment block after 32 hours trapped.

“I ate ketchup and cheese,” Fabiana said after her rescue, adding she had run into the kitchen before the floor gave way and she ended up on her back beneath debris; her mother said she “surrendered to God” before the rescue, according to Premier Christian News.

Rescue operations in Venezuela have been bolstered by a team from Essex County Fire and Rescue Service, which the BBC says has been working “night and day” to find survivors.

The earthquakes struck in late June: the BBC says two shallow quakes occurred within seconds of each other, while NewsCord puts the main shock at magnitude 7.2 on 24 June.

In a separate report, the BBC said some Venezuelan migrants were deported from the United States only hours before the earthquakes hit.

AI-synthesized from multiple reported sources