The Colombian National Unit for Disaster Risk Management (UNGRD) reported that Moisés was buried beneath approximately three metres of debris. Rescue workers dedicated six hours to high‑precision operations on Saturday to locate and extract him.
According to Reuters, a rescuer heard on a radio transmission that the boy had been located in close proximity to his sister and mother, both of whom had perished.
Hours later, Rodríguez shared a video on X that purportedly documents the rescue of a second 11‑year‑old boy in the town of Caraballeda.
“In these hours, every life is hope for Venezuela,” she wrote.
AFP also reported that French and American teams retrieved a father and his teenage son from beneath rubble in Caraballeda on Sunday.
Officials have stated that the coastal region of La Guaira, which includes Caraballeda, has suffered the greatest impact.
Aftershocks have impeded rescue efforts and instilled fear among residents.
“To be honest, it makes you feel kind of nervous. Any little noise… horrible,” Jesús Andueza, a 64‑year‑old bus driver told BBC Mundo.
Thousands of residents have taken shelter in their vehicles or are camping at locations such as the airport and a golf course, to avoid structures prone to collapse.
Caraballeda’s golf course has evolved into a hub for emergency operations.
The once immaculate green lawn now serves as a makeshift hospital and donation centre, where displaced residents sift through donations of clothing and humanitarian supplies.
Adjacent to a small lagoon on the golf course, a strip of land has been designated as a helicopter landing zone for arrivals carrying supplies and emergency personnel from both domestic and international sources.
Surrounding the golf course, Caraballeda’s cracked streets, coated in rubble, echo with dust and silence, punctuated only by heavy machinery and search teams combing the wreckage.