Venezuela quake survivor 'reborn' after eight days in rubble

Hernan Gil survived for nearly eight days beneath the rubble of a building after the June 24 twin earthquakes in Venezuela

CARACAS - Hernan Gil was working his shift as a security guard in the basement of a building in Venezuela on the afternoon of June 24 when he felt the earth shake.

The first tremor was short, Gil recounted in an interview with AFP from the hospital room where he was recovering after being rescued from the depths of a collapsed building.