An earthquake with a magnitude of 7.1 was followed just seconds later by a 7.5-magnitude tremor on Wednesday, June 24
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- A doctor delivered a baby on the streets of earthquake-hit La Guaira, Venezuela
- On Wednesday, June 24, a quake measuring 7.1 struck, followed by a magnitude 7.5 tremor
- The baby and mother are reportedly in good health after the dramatic delivery, which has gone viral on social media
As two major earthquakes hit Venezuela, a doctor miraculously delivered a baby under the rubble of collapsed buildings.
Back-to-back earthquakes, with magnitudes of 7.1 and 7.5, hit Venezuela overnight on Wednesday, June 24. The second quake is reported to be the South American country's biggest in over a century.
On Thursday, a woman identified as Dr. María Fernanda Teran shared a video on Instagram of the moment a pregnant woman's baby was delivered on the street after being rescued from a destroyed building in the city of La Guaira.
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In the now-viral video, Teran is seen on her knees beside the woman who is holding her screaming newborn in the dark outdoors, in front of shocked onlookers.
“Bringing a baby into the world while the earth shakes in #laguairavenezuela is the biggest challenge of my life," Teran wrote on Instagram after the experience.
The pregnant woman went into labor after being pulled from the rubble of the building in the city, which was the worst impacted by the devastating back-to-back earthquakes in the region, according to South American news outlet HCH Televisión Digital.
The baby was safely delivered and is in good health, along with the mother, the South American news outlet Marca reported.
The mother has not been publicly identified at this time.
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On Saturday, June 27, National Assembly President Jorge Rodríguez announced in a press conference that there have been 1,430 recorded deaths and over 3,200 people injured due to the quakes.
“We inform the population that as of this June 27, regrettably, we have recorded 1,430 fatalities, 3,238 people injured, 3,142 affected families who are being assisted in shelters, and we have carried out more than 12,000 interventions in disaster zones,” said Rodríguez.
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Rodríguez also confirmed that there have been 432 seismic events following the earthquakes on Wednesday, El Nacional reported.
"That speaks to the devastating and lethal power that these two earthquakes and their aftershocks have also had," he said.