Woman Rescued Alive After Spending Three Days Trapped Beneath Earthquake Rubble in Venezuela

A 69-year-old woman has been rescued alive after spending three days trapped beneath the rubble of a building that collapsed during the devastating earthquake in Venezuela.

The survivor, identified as Marlene Santana, was pulled from the debris after rescue teams, assisted by a sniffer dog, located her beneath the remains of the four-storey building.

Shortly after being rescued, Marlene reportedly asked for a Coca-Cola.

Speaking from her hospital bed, she recounted the ordeal, saying:

“They brought me water through one of those little hoses.

“It was the most delicious water in the world.

“They asked me what else I wanted. I told them a Pepsi-Cola, a Coca-Cola.

“But honestly, I didn’t mean it as something I truly needed at that moment – I had just already had that water.

“When I raised my hand and felt around, it was a very tight space. I kept touching the sides.

“I couldn’t tell if it was a wall or wood. I couldn’t make it out because there was no light, nothing at all.”

Doctors said Marlene sustained a head injury but survived the collapse despite spending three days trapped beneath the wreckage.

She said she believes she was trapped in what appeared to be the kitchen area of the building.

Marlene also revealed that her husband was inside the house when it collapsed, but she has not received any information about his whereabouts.

She added:

“I told them: I can’t go on any more, because I’m badly injured underneath, my back. I can’t.

“They said to me, ‘Marlene, make one more effort.’”

“There were moments when I thought I wasn’t going to make it out, because I felt like I was running out of air.”

Expressing concern for her loved ones, she said:

“My daughter lived on the second floor. I don’t know anything about her.

“I don’t know anything about my husband. I don’t know anything about my sister.”