Miracle Rescue from Venezuela’s Ruins | US News

US News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now! · Jul 2, 2026 · 1m

A 43-year-old security guard was pulled alive from a collapsed basement in Venezuela after being trapped for over 100 days — a miraculous rescue that became a beacon of hope amid devastation. Hernán Alberto Gil Flores survived by sheltering in his security cabin during twin 7.2 and 7.5 earthquakes in June, where structural debris created a life-sustaining pocket of air. Rescuers from Chile, the U.S., Portugal, Mexico, Costa Rica, El Salvador, and Venezuela coordinated a grueling, high-stakes operation through unstable rubble, rain, and aftershocks — feeding and communicating with him via…