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Security guard rescued alive after spending eight days beneath the rubble in La Guaira

July 2, 2026July 2, 2026Tatiana Da GamaLeave a Comment

The Daily Journal. Security guard Hernán Gil, 44, emerged alive from the rubble on Thursday after spending eight days trapped beneath the collapsed Galerías Playa Grande Shopping Center in Catia La Mar, La Guaira. The powerful magnitude 7.2 and 7.5 earthquakes that struck north-central Venezuela buried him beneath the debris. The rescue brought one of […]

Seven days beneath the rubble: The long wait to rescue Hernán Gil alive

July 2, 2026July 2, 2026Tatiana Da GamaLeave a Comment

The Daily Journal.— As the official death toll from the June 24 earthquakes rises above 1,900, with tens of thousands affected, a rescue operation that has lasted more than 48 hours now centers the nation’s hope on Hernán Gil, a 44-year-old security guard who has remained alive beneath the rubble for seven days. Gil became […]

From the detention center to the earthquake: The tragedy of Venezuelans deported from the U.S.

July 2, 2026July 2, 2026Tatiana Da GamaLeave a Comment

The Daily Journal.— The morning of Wednesday, June 24, began with images of relief. A video released by Melvin Maldonado, head of the official migrant repatriation mission, showed a group of Venezuelans who had just arrived after U.S. authorities deported them walking through Simón Bolívar International Airport in Maiquetía. They were the passengers on Flight […]

Nearly 20,000 people survived the earthquakes in the hardest-hit Areas of La Guaira

June 30, 2026June 30, 2026Tatiana Da GamaLeave a Comment

The Daily Journal — Venezuela’s government announced Tuesday that nearly 20,000 people survived in the areas hardest hit by the June 24 earthquakes in La Guaira state. Officials described the rescue operation as “heroic” and said emergency teams pulled 6,461 people alive from the rubble. During an official briefing, Jorge Rodríguez, president of the National […]

The other aftershock: The cost of the emergency market

June 30, 2026July 1, 2026Tatiana Da GamaLeave a Comment

By Diviana Márquez — In the dim light of a makeshift produce stand in Catia La Mar, a woman clutches a wrinkled $20 bill as though it were a shield. Around her, the coastline of La Guaira still breathes the dust of buildings that gave way just five days ago under the historic 7.2 and […]

The coast’s broken silence: Playa Grande caught between chaos, rubble, and the absence of leadership

June 30, 2026June 30, 2026Tatiana Da GamaLeave a Comment

The twin earthquakes that struck Venezuela left the iconic coastline of La Guaira isolated, with dozens of collapsed buildings and a community torn between extraordinary solidarity and the instinct to survive. Investigative Team The Daily Journal. — The Caribbean Sea still stretches peacefully along Venezuela’s coast, untouched by the violence that unfolded on land. Yet […]