How a son saved his father from the earthquakes in Venezuela | Stories About Earthquakes

At first, Jesus did not believe that it was possible, but then he heard his father shouting from the ruins, saying: “Don’t leave me here.”

“I said, ‘Trust me: Keep calm, calm down kids there.

Jose had been trapped for more than an hour at this point, not knowing his fate. He and his two young sons escaped the fall with minor injuries, but dangers remained. Garbage can be moved and crushed.

“The first thing I thought about was my children. I had a little one right here,” remembered Jose, raising his hands to his chest. “And I still had the other one. He was next to me but he was buried. I couldn’t see his face, I only saw one foot and one hand.”

However, Jose put on a brave face for his boys. A friendly voice had broken through the chaos: A friend of Jesus, a fireman.

He was screaming to be saved. He also brought Jesus’ old fire extinguishers to the site.

When Jesus learned that his father and brothers were alive, he began to try hard to get them out. But he realized that he would have to wait until the next day for the sun to rise and, more difficult, to hold the hammer that was drilling under the debris that separated him from his family.

Finally, the next morning, a team of police officers arrived with the equipment they needed to rescue the people.

With the help of his fire brigade from La Guaira, who showed support to their old friend, Jesus was able to pull his father and two younger brothers from the ruins around 3:30pm on June 25, more than 20 hours after the earthquakes.

He quickly swept Diego and Santiago into his arms.

“When I saw them, I embraced them, and kissed them, and said, ‘I love you, brother,'” Jesus recalled. “Then I went away for a while and started crying.”

Jose is still shaken by the incident, which has changed his life forever. “I am someone who will be grateful for the rest of my life that I was given this opportunity, not only for myself, but also for my two young children.”