earthquake · debris pile · trade (землетрясение · завал · торговый)
In Venezuela, eight days after a devastating earthquake, rescuers successfully extracted a 44-year-old man from under the rubble of a shopping center.
Consensus
- A man was rescued from under the rubble of a shopping center in La Guaira, Venezuela, eight days after two powerful earthquakes occurred on June 24.
- The man's name is Hernan Alberto Hil Flores and he worked as an security guard at the shopping center.
- The rescue operation lasted approximately 70 hours and involved rescuers from multiple countries.
- There were two major earthquakes with magnitudes of 7.2 and 7.5 that occurred on June 24 in northern Venezuela.
- Over 2,295 people died and more than 11,000 were injured as a result of the earthquakes.
Points of divergence
- The man was found under rubble in the basement of the 'Galeries Playa Grande' shopping center — vesti
- The man was found at a depth of about 9 meters on the parking lot of the shopping center — vedomosti
- He spent 114 hours under the rubble and survived due to a security booth that protected him from falling debris and provided oxygen — vesti
- The rescue operation was extremely difficult because the building remained unstable, with risk of further collapses — vedomosti
- He had two children aged 8 and 10 years old — vesti
- His wife thought he was dead for several days after the earthquake — vedomosti
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