Venezuelan security guard pulled alive from building basement 8 days after twin quakes
CATIA LA MAR (VENEZUELA): Rescuers pulled a 43-year-old security guard alive from a collapsed basement early Thursday, ending a gruelling dayslong operation that became a symbol of hope after the devastation of twin earthquakes that struck Venezuela eight days earlier.
Hernan Alberto Gil Flores emerged to safety covered in dust atop a stretcher surrounded by helmet-clad rescue workers after being trapped since June 24 under rubble in the basement of the Galerias Playa Grande shopping centre in the coastal town in La Guaira.
Rescuers, who initially made contact with Gil Flores over the weekend, worked more than 100 hours to free him — navigating a highly unstable structure, torrential rain and persistent aftershocks to tunnel down to the survivor.
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