Fabiana Blanco, 12, was trapped for 32 hours beneath the rubble of a 10‑storey building in Caraballeda, La Guaira state, after two earthquakes struck northern Venezuela on 24 June, the strongest measuring 7.5 magnitude. Her mother, Karina Blanco, reported that the building collapsed during the shaking and that she searched the debris for her daughter. Fabiana was found conscious amid the rubble, having used ketchup and grated cheese she discovered to stay alert. Rescue workers, including local firefighters and a volunteer named Viktor, spent the night clearing debris and eventually created a tunnel large enough to extract her at around 02:00 local time. Three people survived the collapse of the building, which housed nearly 50 residents, while the nationwide death toll from the quakes reached 3,342 with many still missing. Fabiana, now living with her grandmother, said she will take time to recover, and authorities continue search operations for those unaccounted for.