rubble
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The coastal town of Caraballeda in La Guaira is one of the hardest hit areas by the twin Venezuela earthquakes, where high-rise tower blocks have been reduced to a sea rubble.
From BBC • Jul. 1, 2026
Soraida Torrealba's family has spent days desperately searching for her among the rubble of their building.
From Barron's • Jun. 30, 2026
Salcedo was trapped under rubble for 40 hours before rescuers pulled him out alive.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 30, 2026
Jorge Rodríguez said Klieber's rescue showed there was still hope of continuing to find people alive and that domestic and international teams were still searching through rubble.
From BBC • Jun. 30, 2026
I walk over the rubble to where Rostam is hiding under an outcrop of the rock wall.
From "The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams" by Daniel Nayeri
Vocabulary lists containing rubble
"There Will Come Soft Rains" by Ray Bradbury (1950)
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