Woman gives birth under rubble to ‘miracle’ baby after Venezuela earthquake

A woman gave birth under the rubble, in the dark, following the catastrophic earthquakes that struck Venezuela on Wednesday.

A woman gave birth under the rubble, in the dark, following the catastrophic earthquakes that struck Venezuela on Wednesday.

Local authorities reported that 920 people died and 3,360 were injured in the disaster, with the toll expected to keep rising.

Rescue teams have also been deployed and continue digging through the debris in a desperate search for those still unaccounted for. Currently, over 50,000 people are missing.

In the aftermath, footage has emerged of a woman welcoming a miracle baby boy beside a collapsed building, brought down by the 7.2 and 7.5 magnitude twin quakes, which were among the strongest to hit Venezuela in more than a century.

Bringing hope to the people in times of fear and devastation, a lady identified as Dr María Fernanda Terán acted as an impromptu midwife, kneeling to deliver the baby while his mother lay on the pavement in the coastal city of La Guairá, which was the worst-hit area.

Terán held the woman’s crying son while a male bystander supported his upper body, with another person then stepping in to offer the new mother more clothing.

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It is believed that the woman (not identified) went into labour after being saved from a fallen building and taken to a safety zone.

Sharing the happy news on her social media account, Terán wrote: ‘Bringing a Baby to the world while the earth shakes in #laguairavenezuela is the greatest challenge of my life’.

The clip has been viewed thousands of times, with commenters calling the baby an ‘angel with a mission’.

@beatroski40 said on Instagram: ‘The miracle of life in the midst of darkness’.

‘Peace in the midst of the storm 🙏’, said @rossyrosario27, with @jmarreroaccesorios adding: ‘It’s incredible what the Venezuelan people do in the streets for their people.’