A glimmer of hope pierced the pervasive misery blanketing Venezuela's earthquake-ravaged northern La Guaira on Thursday, as rescue teams pulled a man alive from the rubble eight days after devastating tremors.
Hernán Alberto Gil Flores, 43, was extricated from a collapsed shopping mall in the port city of Catia La Mar, a testament to nearly 100 hours of relentless effort by rescuers from across the Americas.
