India, June 30 -- For nearly a day and a half, buried beneath the rubble of a collapsed apartment building in Venezuela, a mother refused to give up. Trapped with her 18-day-old son after powerful earthquakes brought down their home, Dayana Patino stayed alive for one reason alone - to make sure her newborn survived.

Their rescue after 32 hours has become one of the most powerful stories to emerge from the disaster.

The death toll in Venezuela earthquake has reach to 1,430, according to The Associated Press. Families reported at least 68,900 people missing Saturday, three days after the one-two punch of 7.2 and 7.5 magnitude earthquakes devastated the South American nation.

Search operations are still underway, although hopes of findin...