In a remarkable turn of events, emergency workers in Venezuela have successfully rescued Hernán Gil, a man who was trapped under 140 tonnes of debris following twin earthquakes that struck the country on June 24. The rescue operation, which spanned over 100 hours, unfolded at a collapsed multi-storey car park adjacent to the Galerias Playa Grande mall in Catia La Mar. Gil had been on duty in a small concrete booth in the basement of the parking lot when the earthquakes occurred. A Costa Rican Red Cross worker named Allan Madrigal initially heard Gil's faint cries for help from the rubble on Sunday, setting off a race among rescuers to dig him out. Despite numerous challenges and setbacks, including collapses of access ducts and the hazardous conditions posed by the ongoing rescue efforts, Gil was finally pulled from the debris on Thursday evening. He emerged in good condition, with no crushed nails, according to a fellow Red Cross worker. The rescue effort involved teams from Venezuela, Chile, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Mexico, Portugal, and the United States. President Delcy Rodríguez visited Gil in hospital on Thursday, hailing him as a "living miracle". As of Thursday evening, the death toll from the earthquakes stood at 2,595, with tens of thousands still missing. Rodríguez, who has faced criticism for her government's response to the disaster, asserted that they had done everything in their power and would continue to do so. A Chilean firefighter described the operation to rescue Gil as "the most complex and technically difficult" he had ever encountered, while a rescuer from the Mexican Red Cross, Marco Antonio Franco, praised Gil's resilient spirit, noting that he even requested specific flavors of hydration drinks during the ordeal. The rescuer who initially located Gil, Allan Madrigal, expressed that his experience in Venezuela had been transformative, stating that the man who arrived a week ago was not the same one who would return to Costa Rica.