Cat rescued from Venezuela earthquake rubble as death toll tops 5,200
- July 20, 2026 / 7:41 AM EDT / CBS/AFP Add CBS News on Google A weakened cat was pulled from under the rubble of a collapsed residential complex in Venezuela on Saturday in what one rescuer described as a "ray of hope" in the aftermath of deadly earthquakes.
- More than 5,200 people were killed when back-to-back quakes struck the South American nation on June 24, with the coastal state of La Guaira hit hardest.
- Volunteer rescue worker Andres Carvajal said he spotted the cat during a search in a La Guaira housing complex that had been reduced to rubble.
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- July 20, 2026 / 7:41 AM EDT / CBS/AFP Add CBS News on Google A weakened cat was pulled from under the rubble of a collapsed residential complex in Venezuela on Saturday in what one rescuer described as a "ray of hope" in the aftermath of deadly earthquakes.
- More than 5,200 people were killed when back-to-back quakes struck the South American nation on June 24, with the coastal state of La Guaira hit hardest.
- Volunteer rescue worker Andres Carvajal said he spotted the cat during a search in a La Guaira housing complex that had been reduced to rubble.
Sources: CBS News