Venezuela quake survivor pulled out alive after eight days

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. Our reporter explains more and we hear from rescuers about the work they have been doing.

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(Photo: Rescue workers transport survivor Hernan Alberto Gil, who was trapped for over a week at a collapsed mall following 24 June earthquakes, in La Guaira, Venezuela, 2 July , 2026. Credit: Maxwell Briceno/Reuters)