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Man pulled from rubble in ‘miraculous’ rescue 8 days after devastating Venezuela earthquakes
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Key Points:
- Rescuers in Venezuela pulled Hernán Alberto Gil Flores from under 29 feet of rubble eight days after twin earthquakes struck the country, describing the operation as “miraculous” and highly complex due to unstable conditions.
- Gil, a security guard at a collapsed shopping mall parking lot in La Guaira, was conscious and in good condition throughout the 70-hour rescue effort, receiving water, food, and medication while trapped.
- The rescue involved international teams using radar sonar and sound detection to confirm Gil’s presence and carefully stabilizing a tunnel through the debris despite multiple collapses.
- The earthquakes have caused widespread devastation in La Guaira, with official death tolls rising above 2,295, though actual casualties are believed to be much higher amid ongoing rescue and recovery efforts.
- Venezuela’s acting President Delcy Rodríguez and international responders praised the rescue, highlighting the dedication of rescue workers amid severe resource shortages despite the country’s oil wealth.
