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Updated · Fox News · Jul 13
Venezuela Rescuers Pull 43-Year-Old Guard From Ruins After 8 Days
Updated
Updated · Fox News · Jul 13

Venezuela Rescuers Pull 43-Year-Old Guard From Ruins After 8 Days

3 articles · Updated · Fox News · Jul 13

Summary

  • A 43-year-old security guard was rescued Thursday from a collapsed shopping center in Venezuela after surviving eight days under the rubble.
  • The man had been trapped since back-to-back earthquakes brought down the building and killed more than 2,200 people across the disaster zone.
  • The rescue stands out as a rare late survival find more than a week after the quakes, underscoring both the scale of the collapse and the persistence of search efforts.
  • With thousands dead and many families displaced, the disaster is shifting from emergency rescue toward a long recovery and rebuilding phase.

Insights

Could Venezuela's earthquake tragedy become a rare opportunity to rebuild its shattered economy and infrastructure from the ground up?
As Venezuela reels from a megaquake, can international aid bypass political sanctions to reach millions of desperate victims?
Is the massive influx of foreign aid a pure act of compassion, or a political tool in disaster-stricken Venezuela?