Venezuela quake survivor pulled out alive after eight days

According to BBC News, rescue workers in Venezuela have pulled a man alive from the rubble eight days after an earthquake collapsed the building he was inside. Hernán Gil, a security guard, was trapped in a concrete hut within a multi-storey car park when the structure came down. Rescues this far after a collapse are exceedingly rare — most survivors are found within the first seventy-two hours, making Gil's recovery a remarkable and hopeful outcome.

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