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Teens who fled Venezuela after deadly quakes caught in another disaster in Colombia
Deivi Delfín and his brother moved to Colombia after a quake in Venezuela killed their mother, but were caught in another deadly disaster.
August 14, 2026Girl trapped in Venezuela quake 'survived on ketchup and cheese'
BBC international correspondent Yogita Limayee meets 12-year-old Fabiana, who was trapped in Venezuela's devastating earthquakes.
July 6, 2026'I ate ketchup and cheese,' says Venezuelan girl trapped under quake rubble for 32 hours
Fabiana was trapped in the rubble of a 10-storey residential building after two earthquakes rocked Venezuela in June.
July 6, 2026An Everest guide's miraculous survival raises questions for tourism industry
Why was a cook leading clients up the world's highest peak? And why was he left to rescue himself?
June 10, 2026Everest guide survived six-day ordeal by eating chocolate and 'chewing ice'
Dawa Sherpa was spotted alive by a cleaning crew as he slid slowly down the world's tallest mountain and spoke to the BBC from hospital.
June 5, 2026Nearly 50 people die of thirst in Sahara desert after lorry breaks down
Only two survived after trekking more than 50km (30 miles) across the desert to alert the authorities.
June 5, 2026Spain's Sánchez digs in after eight years as PM as wave of scandals threatens survival
Corruption probes of colleagues and relatives have put Spain's premier into a fight for survival.
May 30, 2026First of five men found alive in flooded Laos cave rescued
The bedraggled man was led to safety by rescuers after nine days stranded in the cavern
May 29, 2026Selling children to survive: Afghan fathers forced to make impossible choices
In Afghanistan today, a staggering three in four people cannot meet their basic needs.
May 18, 2026What does it take to survive in the Arctic? These rangers have an idea
The BBC spent time with the Canadian military in the country's northernmost region - this is what they taught us about dealing with extreme conditions.
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Teens who fled Venezuela after deadly quakes caught in another disaster in Colombia
Deivi (left) with Winder and their father Deivid "The earthquake is haunting me," Deivi Delfín says. The 15-year-old feels like he and his brother, Winder, have been chased by tremors these past few
Girl trapped in Venezuela quake 'survived on ketchup and cheese'
Amid the despair created by the twin earthquakes in Venezuela, there are also incredible stories of survival. In La Guaira, in northern Venezuela, BBC international correspondent Yogita Limaye met a
'I ate ketchup and cheese,' says Venezuelan girl trapped under quake rubble for 32 hours
Watch: Venezuelan girl's story of grit and survival amongst the rubble Karina Blanco was just about to start the spinning class she teaches when the earth began to shake. The tremors kept getting str
'Astonishing': Sherpa missing for 6 days on Mount Everest found alive
24/7 LiveHoustonSouthwestSoutheastNorthwestNortheast Mt. Everest'Astonishing': Sherpa missing for 6 days on Mount Everest found aliveThe sherpa found crawling down an ice flow near the Everest base ca
Defying all odds: Mount Everest guide crawls back to base camp alive after 6 days missing
01:03 Man airlifted after surviving alone on Mount Everest for 6 days Newly released footage showed the moment rescuers evacuated Nepali guide Dawa Sherpa, also known as Hillary, from Everest Base Cam
Lost Everest Guide Survived Horror Six-Day Ordeal By Eating Chocolate, Chewing Ice
View of Mount Everest Wikimedia Commons A Nepali climbing guide, Dawa Sherpa has shared how he survived a six-day ordeal on Mount Everest after being stranded high on the world's tallest peak, while
Sherpa tells of miracle Mount Everest survival with no oxygen and just a few chocolates
Topic:Mountain Climbing Sat 6 Jun 2026 at 12:56pm Dawa Sherpa has described how he survived almost a week on Mount Everest with no oxygen supply. (Supplied: Facebook/Pasang Gelje Sherpa) A few choc