Venezuela quake survivor pulled out alive after eight days

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Hernán Gil, a security guard, was rescued alive after being trapped for eight days in the rubble of a building that collapsed following twin earthquakes in Venezuela. Emergency workers located Gil under 140 tonnes of debris and worked for over 100 hours to free him, facing significant challenges and dangers. The rescue operation involved teams from multiple countries, including Venezuela, Chile, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Mexico, Portugal, and the United States. The earthquakes, which occurred on June 24, have resulted in nearly 2,300 confirmed deaths and tens of thousands of missing people.

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Teams from Venezuela, Chile, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Mexico, Portugal, and the United States assisted in the rescue.

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Almost 2,300 people are confirmed dead in the quakes that hit Venezuela on June 24, with tens of thousands still missing.

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A Chilean firefighter described the rescue operation as 'without doubt the most complex and technically difficult which I've had to tackle'.

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Emergency workers freed Hernán Gil more than 100 hours after locating him under 140 tonnes of rubble.

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A man, Hernán Gil, was rescued alive after being trapped for eight days in rubble following twin earthquakes in Venezuela.

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A man has been rescued alive after being trapped for eight days in the rubble of a building that collapsed after twin earthquakes in Venezuela. Emergency workers managed to free Hernán Gil more than 100 hours after they had first located him under 140 tonnes of rubble. A Chilean firefighter had earlier described the rescue operation as "without doubt the most complex and technically difficult which I've had to tackle".Almost 2,300 people are confirmed to have died in the quakes which hit Venezuela on 24 June, and tens of thousands are still missing. Hundreds of rescuers had been working against 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 to free him.Parts of the access ducts rescuers built to reach him collapsed several times, highlighting the dangers the work poses to the rescuers as well as Gil.Overnight, the search teams were finally able to establish visual contact with Gil.

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