{"id":1383,"date":"2026-07-02T17:41:58","date_gmt":"2026-07-02T17:41:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/topmovingpross.com\/?p=1383"},"modified":"2026-07-02T17:41:58","modified_gmt":"2026-07-02T17:41:58","slug":"venezuelan-security-guard-pulled-alive-from-building-basement-8-days-after-twin-quakes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/topmovingpross.com\/?p=1383","title":{"rendered":"Venezuelan security guard pulled alive from building basement 8 days after twin quakes"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>CATIA LA MAR, Venezuela (AP) \u2014 Rescuers pulled a 43-year-old security guard alive from a collapsed basement early Thursday, ending a grueling dayslong operation that became a symbol of hope after the devastation of <span>twin earthquakes that struck Venezuela<\/span> eight days earlier.<\/p><p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/topmovingpross.com\/?p=1377\">FACT FOCUS: Iran claims a foreign ship got stuck in Strait of Hormuz. But it is tied to Tehran<\/a><\/p><p>Hern\u00e1n Alberto Gil Flores emerged to safety covered in dust atop a stretcher surrounded by helmet-clad <span>rescue workers<\/span> after being trapped <span>since June 24<\/span> under rubble in the basement of the Galer\u00edas Playa Grande shopping center in the coastal town in La Guaira. <\/p><p>Rescuers, who initially made contact with Gil Flores over the weekend, worked more than 100 hours to free him \u2014 navigating a highly unstable structure, torrential rain and <span>persistent aftershocks<\/span> to tunnel down to the survivor.<\/p>\n<div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Teams carrying flags from around the world cheered as rescuers carried Gil Flores, wearing an oxygen mask and covered in an orange tarp, through throngs of people to an ambulance where they methodically checked his vital signs.<\/p><div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<bsp-figure>\n<template>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium_large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Rescue workers carry Hern\u00e1n Alberto Gil Flores Gil after he was pulled from the rubble eight days after he was trapped by twin earthquakes that struck Catia La Mar, Venezuela, Thursday, July 2, 2026. (AP Photo\/Fernando Vergara)\" class=\"wp-image-1381\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/topmovingpross.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/9a7d2a25a44a547d245983353cbad2a5-768x512.jpg\" width=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/topmovingpross.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/9a7d2a25a44a547d245983353cbad2a5-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/topmovingpross.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/9a7d2a25a44a547d245983353cbad2a5-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/topmovingpross.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/9a7d2a25a44a547d245983353cbad2a5.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<bsp-carousel-read-more>\n<div><\/div><div>\n<bsp-page-actions>\n<div>\n<!--            <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=ap%20news\">-->\n<!--            <\/a>-->\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n                    Share\n                    <svg><\/svg>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<div>\n<svg>\n<\/svg>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<bsp-copy-link>\n<div>\n<svg>\n<\/svg>\n<\/div>\n<\/bsp-copy-link>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<bsp-print-link>\n<div>\n<svg>\n<\/svg>\n<\/div>\n<\/bsp-print-link>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div>\n<svg>\n<\/svg>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div>\n<svg><\/svg>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div>\n<svg><\/svg>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div>\n<svg>\n<\/svg>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div>\n<svg><\/svg>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div>\n<svg><\/svg>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div>\n<svg>\n<\/svg>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/bsp-page-actions>\n<\/div>\n<\/bsp-carousel-read-more>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/template>\n<\/bsp-figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><p>One Chilean rescuer carrying his stretcher pumped his fist in joy. A group of men in red Costa Rican Red Cross uniforms embraced and laughed in relief. Others broke out into applause.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen we found him, he asked us not to tell his wife that he was alive, just in case he wouldn\u2019t make it,\u201d Costa Rican Red Cross rescuer Minyar Collado told The Associated Press, but she added \u201cWe were never going to leave him here.\u201d<\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<!-- AP \"Read More\" embed (place mid-article) -->\n<div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The rescue was considered a small miracle cutting through a week of tragedy. By supplying Gil Flores with food and water while they excavated the concrete, rescue teams were able to keep him alive far longer than the 48- to 72-hour threshold most operations give <span>to find survivors<\/span> in disasters.<\/p><p>Gil Flores, who worked as a night-shift security guard at the complex, was inside his small security cabin when the first violent tremor struck. While the surrounding concrete structure <span>collapsed around him<\/span>, his cabin held ground, shielding him from crushing debris and creating a vital pocket of air.<\/p>\n<div>\n<\/div>\n<p>A specialized team from the Costa Rican Red Cross first detected signs of life and established contact with him Sunday.<\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<iframe allowfullscreen=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/pub-cc7d56cae8794bf183dca7d62ebd0764.r2.dev\/embeds\/venezuela-quake-damage.html\" style=\"width:100%;height:640px;max-height:82vh;min-height:460px;border:0;display:block\" title=\"Venezuela quake damage\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<!-- AP Morning Wire Newsletter Embed (self-contained) -->\n<div>\n<!-- Red AP Prompt Bar -->\n<div>\n<svg>\n<\/svg>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<strong>Sign up for Morning Wire:<\/strong>\n    Our flagship newsletter breaks down the biggest headlines of the day.\n  <\/div>\n<form>\n<input\/>\n<div>\n<div>\n<label>Email address<\/label>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<label>\n<input\/>\n<span>\n          By checking this box, you agree to AP&#8217;s\n          Terms of Use\n          and acknowledge that AP may collect and use your data pursuant to our\n          Privacy Policy.\n        <\/span>\n<\/label>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<\/div>\n<\/form>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>His wife, Gusbimar Gonz\u00e1lez, told the AP that she grappled with despair for days before hearing that rescuers made contact. <\/p><p>\u201cWhen I learned he was alive, I saw a ray of light in the darkness,\u201d she said. The couple has two children, ages 8 and 10.<\/p><p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/topmovingpross.com\/?p=1375\">What to know about the schism by traditionalist Catholics who defied Pope Leo XIV<\/a><\/p><p>The operation was coordinated by an urban search and rescue team of Chilean firefighters, who worked around the clock with specialized teams from the United States, Portugal, <span>Mexico<\/span>, Costa Rica, El Salvador and Venezuela.<\/p><p>Acting Venezuelan President Delcy Rodr\u00edguez celebrated the rescue on social media at a time that her government has come under fire for what many Venezuelans say has been an <span>inadequate crisis response<\/span>.<\/p><p>\u201cWe celebrate the greatness of humanity, when it is united for a single purpose: to save another. Thank you to our rescuers and to the support of the international rescuers,\u201d she wrote on a post on X.<\/p><p>Teams used a telescopic camera to help maintain constant contact with Gil Flores, passing water and liquid nutrients through a narrow shaft to keep him hydrated during the final three days of the rescue.<\/p>\n<div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Mar\u00eda Paz Campos, a veteran firefighter from Chile, talked him through the entire operation and kept him calm during the final excruciating hours Thursday.<\/p><div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<bsp-figure>\n<template>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium_large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Chilean rescue workers carry Hern\u00e1n Alberto Gil Flores after he was pulled from the rubble eight days after he was trapped by twin earthquakes that struck Catia La Mar, Venezuela, Thursday, July 2, 2026. (AP Photo\/Fernando Vergara)\" class=\"wp-image-1382\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/topmovingpross.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/651f8df25bd2815a2e844a3cc5fe6125-768x512.jpg\" width=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/topmovingpross.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/651f8df25bd2815a2e844a3cc5fe6125-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/topmovingpross.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/651f8df25bd2815a2e844a3cc5fe6125-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/topmovingpross.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/651f8df25bd2815a2e844a3cc5fe6125.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<bsp-carousel-read-more>\n<div><\/div><div>\n<bsp-page-actions>\n<div>\n<!--            <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=ap%20news\">-->\n<!--            <\/a>-->\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n                    Share\n                    <svg><\/svg>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<div>\n<svg>\n<\/svg>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<bsp-copy-link>\n<div>\n<svg>\n<\/svg>\n<\/div>\n<\/bsp-copy-link>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<bsp-print-link>\n<div>\n<svg>\n<\/svg>\n<\/div>\n<\/bsp-print-link>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div>\n<svg>\n<\/svg>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div>\n<svg><\/svg>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div>\n<svg><\/svg>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div>\n<svg>\n<\/svg>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div>\n<svg><\/svg>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div>\n<svg><\/svg>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div>\n<svg>\n<\/svg>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/bsp-page-actions>\n<\/div>\n<\/bsp-carousel-read-more>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/template>\n<\/bsp-figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><p>In a video published by Chilean firefighters in the hours before the rescue, Gil Flores is seen drawing, seemingly to pass the time. Campos then gently tells him to look at the camera and to wear protective goggles.<\/p><p>\u201cI need you to keep the goggles on, for the small particles that are falling, to avoid them getting into your eye,\u201d Campos told the survivor.<\/p><p>The collapse of the building was triggered by <span>two back-to-back earthquakes<\/span> on June 24 that registered magnitudes of 7.2 and 7.5, respectively. The shallow, violent tremors damaged or destroyed tens of thousands of buildings across northern Venezuela, killing more than 2,200 people, injuring over 11,000 and leaving La Guaira state as the hardest-hit region in the country.<\/p><p>___<\/p><p>Associated Press video journalists Andry Rinc\u00f3n and Brayan Antequero contributed to this report. <\/p><p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/topmovingpross.com\/?p=1373\">Iran warns oil tankers to use approved routes in Strait of Hormuz or face a \u2018forceful response\u2019<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rescuers have pulled a 43-year-old security guard alive from a collapsed basement, ending a grueling dayslong operation that became a symbol of hope after the devastation of twin earthquakes that struck Venezuela eight days earlier. Hern\u00e1n Alberto Gil Flores was extracted safely after being trapped since June 24 under the rubble in the basement of the Galer\u00edas Playa Grande shopping center in the coastal town in La Guaira. Rescuers initially made contact with him over the weekend. 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