UpdatedPaula Ramon with Leticia Pineda in CaracasAFP·2 Jul, 2026 06:36 PM4 mins to readHundreds of rescuers in Venezuela cheered and embraced after pulling 43-year-old Hernan Gil from the ruins of a collapsed building eight days after deadly twin earthquakes. Photo / Federico Parra, AFPA 43-year-old man has been pulled alive from the ruins of a collapsed building eight days after deadly twin earthquakes in Venezuela.
With the official death toll nearing 2300 and huge numbers of people still missing, the rescue of security guard Hernan Gil after so long under the rubble was
