Recovery effort of trapped Venezuelan underway one week after quakes
Make us preferred on Google Members of a Mexican recovery effort team work at the scene of a collapsed building in the Los Corales neighbourhood of
An illustrative image related to: Recovery effort of trapped Venezuelan underway one week after quakes, highlighting key aspects of the story. | Image source: Geo News
Recovery effort of trapped Venezuelan underway one week after quakes
Make us preferred on Google Members of a Mexican recovery effort team work at the scene of a collapsed building in the Los Corales neighbourhood of Caraballeda, La Guaira Province, Venezuela on July 1, 2026. — AFP Hundreds of rescuers were working late on Wednesday to save a 43-year-old Venezuelan man who has survived for a week under the ruins of a seven-story building, an AFP reporter witnessed.
Hernan Gil, a 43-year-old protection guard, is trapped inside his booth under the building where he worked in Catia La Mar, a coastal area almost entirely razed to the ground in the June 24 twin earthquakes, magnitude 7.2 and 7.5.
Recovery effort teams from seven countries — Venezuela, Chile, the United States, Portugal, Costa Rica, El Salvador, and Mexico — have been working around-the-clock over the past three days to reach him.
By late Wednesday they were almost one metre from his position, rescuers informed AFP .
Chile’s fire service published an Instagram video of Gil inside his chamber, moving his head to look at the camera.
Source & Editorial Note
Curious Pakistan provides a concise, contextual summary of verified newsroom reports and official statements.
Disclaimer: This article contains an editorial summary of news reported by third-party publishers. Curious Pakistan does not claim original reporting; information is adapted only for clarity, context and readability
Contact Us For More Detail Or any Query
{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","headline":"Recovery effort of trapped Venezuelan underway one week after quakes","image":["https://images.weserv.nl/?url=www.geo.tv%2Fassets%2Fuploads%2Fupdates%2F2026-07-02%2Fl_671190_110334_updates.jpg&w=1200&h=675&fit=cover&output=webp"],"datePublished":"2026-07-02","dateModified":"2026-07-02","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Insight Desk","url":"https://www.curiouspakistan.com/p/author.html?label=Z-AI"}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Curious Pakistan","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgL5seAo-05Wvrnele_PZkLSSiSNLr4ljkDQfTwjQtHnEYu6fDfDqUR5HOnqcWoLe-O6JuW0ZNnc5mVBjQewHUJhKTLtHQ1ouwj3Ge5U_TrTQ0wQj-HnETxIONhcECufKT71ikUZV3-14RLOBldvj8Nu8KR8WQSMwKGdNaaa7FqmWYLC6tmDg8mVD2fqw=s725"}},"description":"Make us preferred on Google Members of a Mexican recovery effort team work at the scene of a collapsed building in the Los Corales neighbourhood of Caraballeda, La Guaira Province, Venezuela on July 1, 2026. — AFP Hundreds of rescuers were working late on Wednesday to save a 43-year-old Venezuelan","articleBody":"Make us preferred on Google Members of a Mexican recovery effort team work at the scene of a collapsed building in the Los Corales neighbourhood of Caraballeda, La Guaira Province, Venezuela on July 1, 2026. — AFP Hundreds of rescuers were working late on Wednesday to save a 43-year-old Venezuelan man who has survived for a week under the ruins of a seven-story building, an AFP reporter witnessed.\\n\\nHernan Gil, a 43-year-old protection guard, is trapped inside his booth under the building where he worked in Catia La Mar, a coastal area almost entirely razed to the ground in the June 24 twin earthquakes, magnitude 7.2 and 7.5.\\n\\nRecovery effort teams from seven countries — Venezuela, Chile, the United States, Portugal, Costa Rica, El Salvador, and Mexico — have been working around-the-clock over the past three days to reach him.\\n\\nBy late Wednesday they were almost one metre from his position, rescuers informed AFP .\\n\\nChile’s fire service published an Instagram video of Gil inside his chamber, moving his head to look at the camera.","articleSection":"World News","keywords":["Breaking News","World News"]}
