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

A lady acted as an impromptu midwife to deliver a baby boy following the dual earthquakes in Venezuela (Picture: Dr María Fernanda Terán)

A lady gave birth under the rubble, in the dead of night, following the catastrophic earthquakes that struck Venezuela on Wednesday.

Local authorities reported that 920 people died and three,360 were injured within the disaster, with the toll expected to maintain rising.

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

Within the aftermath, footage has emerged of a girl welcoming a miracle baby boy beside a collapsed constructing, brought down by the 7.2 and seven.5 magnitude twin quakes, which were among the many strongest to hit Venezuela in greater than a century.

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

Terán held the lady’s crying son while a male bystander supported his upper body, with one other person then stepping in to supply the brand new mother more clothing.

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GRABS Woman gives birth under rubble after Venezuela earthquake
Dr María Fernanda Terán was filmed helping the lady in labour as she lay on the pavement beside a collapsed constructing (Picture: Dr María Fernanda Terán)
GRABS Woman gives birth under rubble after Venezuela earthquake
The moment has been hailed as a ‘miracle’ (Picture: Dr María Fernanda Terán)

It’s believed that the lady (not identified) went into labour after being saved from a fallen constructing and brought to a security zone.

Local news outlets now say each she and her newborn are doing well.

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

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

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

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

Firefighters and volunteers work amidst the rubble of a collapsed building after earthquakes hit the country, in La Guaira, Venezuela, June 26, 2026. REUTERS/Gaby Oraa
Over 50,000 persons are still missing following the disaster (Picture: Reuters)

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And in one other miraculous moment, a trapped 18-day-old baby was rescued from the earthquake rubble, with cameras capturing the moment the infant was handed back to her father.

Wrapped in what appeared to be a pillowcase, the tiny baby was rigorously lifted out of the ruins and omitted to him, the brand new dad crying in relief as onlookers applauded.

The newborn was then delicately wiped down and brought to hospital, and teams saved her mother around 90 minutes later.

Reacting to the net clip, viewers were also reduced to tears, declaring it ‘one of the vital incredible things to come back out of’ the tragedy and heaping praise on the ‘heroic’ rescue teams.

It comes after King Charles and Queen Camilla issued a private message to the people of Venezuela, saying they’re ‘deeply saddened’ by what’s happened.

The King shared on Friday night: ‘My wife and I were deeply saddened to learn of the devastating earthquakes which have struck your country and of the tragic lack of life and suffering they’ve caused.

An 18-day-old baby was also rescued from the rubble in one other miraculous moment (Picture: UGC/Andreina Quintero/AFP)
The infant was reunited with their father (Picture: UGC/Andreina Quintero/AFP)
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He burst into tears as he held his child (Picture: UGC/Andreina Quintero/AFP)

‘At this most difficult of times, we send our profound sympathy to all those that have lost family members, homes, and livelihoods.

‘Our special thoughts are with the injured, those awaiting news of family and friends, and the emergency responders working tirelessly to support those in desperate need.

‘We greatly admire the resilience and strength of the Venezuelan people and send our most heartfelt condolences to all those affected by this terrible tragedy.’

The UK International Search and Rescue (UKISAR), which responds to disasters on behalf of the Foreign, Commonwealth, and Development Office, has also sent out a search and rescue team to the South American country.

Made up of 68 people, it consists of fireplace brigades across the country and left RAF Brize Norton together with six specialist search dogs and humanitarian staff.

Moreover, the federal government has made £2million of humanitarian funding available to assist reply to the disaster.

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