Allan Madrigal, a paramedic with the Costa Rican Red Cross, told journalists at the site that Gil had “emerged just perfect” from the ordeal. Madrigal is the rescuer who heard Gil’s faint cries for help emerging from the rubble on Sunday. “It
Writer E Jean Carroll has asked a judge to order Donald Trump to pay the $5m (£3.7m) in damages awarded by a jury that found the president liable for sexually abusing and defaming her in a civil case three years ago. The
The US Supreme Court has ruled President Donald Trump’s executive order limiting birthright citizenship is unconstitutional. The BBC’s Chief North America Correspondent Gary O’Donoghue explains the attempt to overturn a policy which has been in place for more than a century –
“I said to myself I’m not going to waste my energy – I’m going to scream when it’s needed, when I hear voices or steps nearby,” she said. “I don’t know how I kept so calm because my left leg was trapped
Colombia’s National Unit for Disaster Risk Management (UNGRD) said Moises was buried under about 3m (9.8ft) of debris, and the rescue team spent six hours conducting “high-precision work” on Saturday to reach him. Reuters reported that a rescuer was overheard on a
One case that boosted morale across Venezuela is the rescue in La Guaira of three young siblings, who emerged from the rubble covered in dust and debris, footage broadcast on state television showed. “Come here, my child, come here,” a man says
A Venezuelan mother has died while saving her daughter during the earthquakes that hit the country, according to footballer Héctor Bello and local media. Bello wrote on his Instagram that “his precious love”, named by Venezuelan news outlets as his wife Andrea,
Rodríguez addressed the nation on state television channel VTV more than two hours after the quakes. Prior to that, official information had been very scant, no doubt due to the fact that communication channels to some of the worst affected areas were
In Paris, two landmarks – the Louvre and the Eiffel Tower – closed earlier than usual due to the intense heat. A spokesperson for the Louvre said the building was “not sufficiently adapted to climate change”. At least 40 people have drowned
Météo France said the red alert in much of France would be extended on Wednesday afternoon from 54 to 58 of the country’s 96 metropolitan departments, to include several areas in the north west. The president of the Île-de-France region which covers