A multinational rescue operation involving teams from El Salvador, Chile and the Costa Rican Red Cross rescued a man who had been trapped under rubble. The operation lasted over 100 hours, according to reports from India and Israel.

Accounts differ on the length of the man's entrapment. Some reports state he was trapped for eight days (India, Israel and other outlets), while other reports say he was trapped for seven days (India). Similarly, the duration of the rescue effort is reported as over 100 hours (India, Israel) by some sources, whereas other outlets describe rescue teams working around the clock for three days (Western media).

Rescuers first made contact with the survivor over the weekend, passing him water and liquid nutrients through a narrow shaft (France 24). He initially told rescuers not to inform his wife in case he did not survive (The Guardian). After being freed, he was carried through cheering crowds (Fox News). A dog trapped under the same rubble was rescued after five days (Times of Israel).

Separately, two back‑to‑back earthquakes of magnitude 7.2 and 7.5 struck northern Venezuela on June 24 (reported by Bluesky). The earthquakes killed over 2,500 people (Bluesky) and left nearly 50,000 people unaccounted for (Bluesky). Official figures say at least 2,295 people were dead and more than 11,000 were injured (Mercopress).