Hope rises as eight-day quake survivor near rescue in Venezuela

Rescuers from seven countries are closing in on Hernán Gil, a security guard trapped for eight days under rubble after a double earthquake in Catia La Mar. Visual contact was established in the last hours, with Gil reportedly in good spirits and receiving water as crews work to free him from unstable debris. The disaster has killed about 2,300 people and left tens of thousands missing, and teams from Venezuela, Chile, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Mexico, Portugal and the United States continue the perilous effort to reach him.