Jump to contentSwipe for next articleIndependent Bulletin homepageDownload our appAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleAnna-Catherine Brigida & Juan Pablo ArraezMonday 07 September 2026 15:10 BSTMoment Venezuela earthquake survivor is pulled out of rubble after eight days trappedThe family of 18-year-old Andrés Molina are conducting their own search for him 10 weeks after two devastating earthquakes struck Venezuela on 24 June.Andrés went missing in La Guaira after the double quakes destroyed his 10-storey apartment building, in which his mother and brother were killed.Despite official government figures recording 1,500 missing and 6,500 dead, independent estimates suggest tens of thousands remain unaccounted for.Unconfirmed sightings by local residents and police suggest Andrés survived with a head injury and has been wandering the area collecting scrap metal.His relatives have pledged to continue searching independently due to a complete lack of support from Venezuelan authorities.In fullFamily refuses to end search for missing teen months after Venezuela earthquakesMore bulletinsThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in