A man has been rescued alive after being trapped for eight days in the rubble of a building that collapsed after two earthquakes in Venezuela. Rescuers managed to free Hernán Gil more than 100 hours after first locating him under 140 tons of debris. Nearly 2,300 people have been confirmed dead in the earthquakes that
A man has been rescued alive after being trapped for eight days in the rubble of a building that collapsed after two earthquakes in Venezuela.
Rescuers managed to free Hernán Gil more than 100 hours after first locating him under 140 tons of debris.
Nearly 2,300 people have been confirmed dead in the earthquakes that hit Venezuela on June 24 and tens of thousands are still missing.
Hundreds of rescuers had been working around the clock to free Gil since he was found on Saturday.
Teams from Venezuela, Chile, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Mexico, Portugal and the United States helped free him.
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