Venezuela Quake Miracle: A Week Later, a Survivor Emerges From Mall Ruins - The Tribune
Rescue teams from seven countries freed him after days of digging, as civilians and volunteers led the search amid criticism of the government response.
- On Thursday, rescue workers pulled security guard Hernan Alberto Gil from the rubble of the nine-story Galerias Playa Grande shopping center in La Guaira after eight days trapped following the June 24 earthquakes.
- Interim President Delcy Rodriguez rejected allegations of a slow disaster response Thursday, asserting that 19,000 officials were deployed to manage the crisis across multiple phases.
- A Brazilian Navy field hospital treating survivors since Monday has handled 180 patients by Thursday, while doctors converted a McDonald restaurant in La Guaira into a makeshift health center treating about 200 patients daily since Friday.
- The death toll reached 2,595 as the Interior Ministry detained four police officials for "appropriating financial assets acquired amid the ruins" following resident reports of security forces looting destroyed buildings.
- Venezuela is creating a $200 million reconstruction fund with the IMF to rebuild homes, though many survivors displaced by the twin tremors still rely on volunteer-run shelters for basic supplies.
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The man was rescued after an operation involving nearly a hundred people from 10 countries, including the mine engineer, Víctor Torres.
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Syracuse NYSurvivor rescued from under 140 tons of Venezuela earthquake rubble after 8 days: ‘Truly a miracle’
There was elation amidst days of heartbreak and grief as rescuers in Venezuela cheered Thursday after pulling a man alive from the ruins of a collapsed building eight days after twin earthquakes.
Eight days after the earthquakes, a man has been rescued from the debris.
After eight days, rescuers pulled out a man who was trapped under the rubble of a building destroyed by two devastating earthquakes in Venezuela.
By Helen Regan, Osmary Hernandez, Ivonne Valdes, Chandler Thornton and Diego Mendoza, CNN. Rescue teams pulled a survivor from the rubble of a nine-story building in Venezuela in a “miraculous” operation, eight days after devastating earthquakes struck the country. Hernán Alberto Gil Flores, who was buried under 30 feet (9 meters) of debris in the parking garage of a collapsed shopping center in La Guaira, was recovered on Thursday after a delic…
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