Man Rescued 8 Days After Quake, a Ray of Joy in Stricken Venezuela
A security guard has been rescued alive from building rubble eight days after devastating earthquakes struck Venezuela.
📍 The outcome
A Venezuelan security guard was pulled alive from a building basement eight days after powerful earthquakes. A South Florida-led team worked over 50 hours to rescue the man from the rubble.
Epilogue added 48d ago, after coverage quieted.
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The brief
A man working as a security guard was pulled alive from the basement of a collapsed building eight days after twin earthquakes hit Venezuela. Coverage from CNN, AP News, CBS News, DW.com, and The New York Times describes the rescue as "miraculous." Reports emphasize the efforts of rescue teams racing to save the individual from the debris.
Further details regarding the man's condition or the full scale of the earthquake damage are not specified in the current coverage.
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Who reported it (7)
- South Florida-led team worked 50+ hours to save trapped survivor from rubble in Venezuela NBC 6 South Florida · 52d ago
- Aunt of Venezuelan boy pulled from rubble tells BBC she will give him 'mother's warmth' BBC · 52d ago
- Man pulled from rubble in ‘miraculous’ rescue 8 days after devastating Venezuela earthquakes CNN · 52d ago
- Rescue teams in Venezuela race to save security guard trapped under building that collapsed during earthquakes CBS News · 52d ago
- Venezuelan man rescued alive 8 days after powerful quakes DW.com · 52d ago
- Venezuelan security guard pulled alive from building basement 8 days after twin quakes AP News · 52d ago
- Man Rescued 8 Days After Quake, a Ray of Joy in Stricken Venezuela The New York Times · 52d ago broke it first
Quick answers
Who was rescued?
A Venezuelan security guard.
How long was the man trapped?
He was rescued eight days after the earthquakes occurred.
Where was the man found?
He was pulled from the basement of a building that had collapsed.
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