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Amid the death and despair in Venezuela are a handful of miraculous tales of rescue that have emerged from the earthquake’s rubble. On June 24, a pair of quakes less than a minute apart struck 160 km from Caracas, levelling buildings across northwestern and central Venezuela. The death toll has surpassed 2,000 while some 50,000 people are still missing, officials have said. More than 20 countries are aiding search efforts, and thousands have been rescued so far. A lucky few continue to be rescued even days after the critical window for survival has passed. Here are the remarkable...