Reports from multiple outlets say a man in Venezuela is rescued after being trapped under earthquake rubble for eight days. Several sources describe him as having been buried alive following the country’s twin earthquakes, which damage areas including La Guaira in the north of the Caribbean country. The survivor, identified in some coverage as Hernán Alberto Gil Flores, says he was working when the initial tremor struck. Accounts note that he remained trapped in collapsed structures, including beneath a building linked to his workplace. Emergency teams carry out a prolonged rescue effort lasting about 100 hours in at least some reporting. After he is pulled from the rubble, he is taken to hospital and begins recounting his ordeal during recovery. Coverage characterizes the rescue as miraculous, though outlets do not present a broader explanation beyond the successful extraction and his survival after an extended period underground. The reports also reference public interest and eyewitness accounts shared by media organizations covering the disaster response and the surrounding disaster zone.
Venezuela earthquake survivor rescued after eight days trapped under rubble
Reports from multiple outlets say a man in Venezuela is rescued after being trapped under earthquake rubble for eight days. Several sources describe him as having been buried alive following the count...
- A man is rescued in Venezuela after being trapped under rubble for eight days following the twin earthquakes.
- Some reports identify the survivor as Hernán Alberto Gil Flores, a security guard, who was trapped beneath a collapsed structure connected to his workplace.
- Rescue efforts take place over a prolonged period, with some coverage describing the mission as lasting about 100 hours.
- After rescue, the man is taken to hospital and later recounts his experience while recovering.
- The earthquakes devastate parts of north Venezuela, including La Guaira, according to the reporting.
A survivor of the recent twin earthquakes in Venezuela has recounted his week-long struggle trapped under the building where he worked.
1 month agoHernan Gil was working his shift as a security guard in the basement of a building in Venezuela on the afternoon of June 24 when he felt the earth shake. The first tremor was short, Gil recounted in an interview from the hospital room where he was recovering after being rescued from the depths of a collapsed building. Gil became a symbol of hope for Venezuela after he survived eight days of being buried alive by the double earthquake that devastated the north of the Caribbean country, leaving...
1 month agoSpent two days, seven hours trapped in rubble, wedged between two pieces of rebar, before rescuers pulled him out
1 month agoThe official death toll is nearing 2,600 after the Venezuela twin earthquakes.
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