World Jul 02, 2026 · 1 min read

Venezuelan man saved from collapsed mall eight days after earthquakes

Security guard Hernán Alberto Gil Flores, 43, initially told rescuers not to tell his wife in case he did not surviveA 43-year-old security guard who survived last week’s devastating earthquakes in Venezuela thanks to a pocket of air in his workstation cabin has been pulled from the collapsed baseme...

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by Tom Phillips in Caracas, Sam Jones and agencies
Venezuelan man saved from collapsed mall eight days after earthquakes

Security guard Hernán Alberto Gil Flores, 43, initially told rescuers not to tell his wife in case he did not survive

A 43-year-old security guard who survived last week’s devastating earthquakes in Venezuela thanks to a pocket of air in his workstation cabin has been pulled from the collapsed basement of a shopping centre amid huge cheers from international rescue teams.

Hernán Alberto Gil Flores had been trapped for eight days under the rubble of the Galerías Playa Grande in the hard-hit coastal port city of La Guaira since the back-to-back quakes struck.

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This article was originally published by The Guardian and written by Tom Phillips in Caracas, Sam Jones and agencies.

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