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Security guard rescued from building basement eight days after Venezuela earthquakes

France 24 · Jul 2, 2026, 2:09 PM · Also reported by 4 other sources

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An international rescue team saved a 43-year-old man from a collapsed shopping centre in Venezuela's La Guaira on Thursday, eight days after back-to-back earthquakes devastated the coastal region. Rescuers first made contact with the survivor, Hernán Alberto Gil Flores, at the weekend and were able

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