Security guard rescued from rubble 8 days after Venezuela earthquakes
Hernan Gil was brought out on a stretcher as elated rescuers cheered and hugged each other. He was loaded into a waiting ambulance and driven away.
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Hernan Gil was brought out on a stretcher as elated rescuers cheered and hugged each other. He was loaded into a waiting ambulance and driven away.
Thousands of people were killed and injured, and tens of thousands remain unaccounted for after the earthquakes in Venezuela.
The committee joined the Hope 4 Venezuela relief campaign.
Rescue efforts are continuing in Venezuela one week after deadly back-to-back earthquakes.
Rows of cars have remained lined up at the Global Empowerment Mission (GEM) in Doral, where volunteers are collecting donations of non-perishable food, tents, and diapers to send to the disaster zone.
Dramatic video showed the moment a rescue team pulled a small dog from the rubble nearly a week after twin earthquakes devastated Venezuela.
South Florida residents have responded in large numbers to the call for help after two deadly earthquakes struck Venezuela on June 24.
Critics have long alleged that the public housing erected following the 1999 landslides was built rapidly on risky terrain without proper oversight during the administration of former President Hugo Chavez.
The earthquakes that hit Venezuela 6 days ago may have damaged or destroyed 58,000 buildings, NASA says, as rescuers race the clock to find survivors.
Officials fear the death toll will continue to grow after powerful earthquakes struck Venezuela on Wednesday.
A 21-year-old man was pulled alive from the rubble of a collapsed building in La Guaira after spending 106 hours trapped following Venezuela’s devastating earthquakes.
Nearly a week after Venezuela’s devastating earthquakes killed at least 1,700 people, including three Americans, international rescue and relief efforts continue while South Florida organizations ramp up donations and aid for survivors.
"We have to be hopeful. We rely on our faith."
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Cash donations, along with essential supplies, can make the biggest difference as South Florida continues supporting earthquake survivors in Venezuela.
Tens of thousands of people are still presumed to be missing after two powerful earthquakes struck Venezuela last week.
As emergency aid pours into Venezuela following a series of devastating earthquakes, thousands of South Florida volunteers are stepping up to help families affected by the disaster.
Volunteers gathered at the Global Empowerment Mission (GEM) warehouse in Doral on Saturday to pack supplies for relief efforts in Venezuela.
The mission to Venezuela is deeply personal for many members preparing to head to Caracas.
As humanitarian aid flows from South Florida to Venezuela following devastating earthquakes, local Venezuelan Americans are navigating a desperate search for news of missing family members.
The twin earthquakes that hit Venezuela killed more than 900 people, and that toll is likely to keep rising as frantic rescue and recovery operations ramp up.
A Caracas resident told CBS News that he "started to pray" when he felt the first earthquake hit Venezuela.
Hundreds of people were killed and thousands were injured in the back-to-back earthquakes in Venezuela on Wednesday.
At Sabor Venezolano in Doral, residents are collecting food, clothing, and other essential supplies to send to those affected by the disaster.
Venezuela's acting president said the death toll from powerful twin earthquakes was likely to rise, as USGS modeling suggested thousands may have been killed.
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The deal involves developing 17 strategic oil fields in Venezuela, an undertaking that experts said could take years.
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