{"id":358663,"date":"2026-07-06T16:00:44","date_gmt":"2026-07-06T15:00:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/venezuelas-moles-search-through-rubble-for-earthquake-survivors-in-hard-hit-caraballeda\/"},"modified":"2026-07-06T16:00:44","modified_gmt":"2026-07-06T15:00:44","slug":"venezuelas-moles-search-through-rubble-for-earthquake-survivors-in-hard-hit-caraballeda","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/venezuelas-moles-search-through-rubble-for-earthquake-survivors-in-hard-hit-caraballeda\/","title":{"rendered":"Venezuela&#8217;s &#8216;moles&#8217; search through rubble for earthquake survivors in hard-hit Caraballeda"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.ytimg.com\/vi\/XTsJVHlC4NI\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Venezuela's 'moles' search through rubble for earthquake survivors in hard-hit Caraballeda\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/XTsJVHlC4NI\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Amateur Venezuelan rescue workers, known as topos (moles) have spent recent days burrowing deep into crevices and crannies to locate thousands of people feared trapped after their homes collapsed during powerful earthquakes on 24 June.<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe to Guardian News on YouTube \u25ba https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/guardianwires?sub_confirmation=1<\/p>\n<p>Tom Phillips, the Guardian\u2019s Latin America correspondent, visited Residencia Costa Brava and OPPE 26 in La Guaira, a region devastated by the quakes<\/p>\n<p>\u2018You need to be brave\u2019: Venezuela\u2019s \u2018moles\u2019 search for earthquake victims \u25ba https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/2026\/jul\/06\/venezuela-search-rescue-effort-volunteers-earthquake-victims-la-guaira<\/p>\n<p>\u2018I can only describe it as a war zone\u2019: the rescuers navigating Venezuela\u2019s post-quake hellscape \u25ba https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/ng-interactive\/2026\/jul\/03\/international-rescuers-venezuela-earthquake-hellscape<\/p>\n<p>The Guardian publishes independent journalism, made possible by supporters. 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