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Dog rescued from rubble 5 days after Venezuela earthquakes, video shows
By Stephen Smith at CBS Texas (KTVT) DFW
· July 1, 2026
· 3 min read
Dramatic video showed the moment a rescue team pulled a small dog from the rubble nearly a week after powerful twin earthquakes rocked Venezuela, killing hundreds of people and destroying thousands of buildings.Footage captured a search and rescue team from El Salvador pulling the dog from a crum...
Key takeaway "After 5 hours, we managed to rescue this little dog who responds to the name Giselle, in Residencial El Palmar, Caraballeda," Salvadoran president Nayib Bukele wrote in a social media post as he shared the video.
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Category: local ·
Published: July 1, 2026 ·
Source: CBS Texas (KTVT) DFW ·
Reading time: 3 min
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