A strong aftershock rattles Venezuela as rescue workers race to find survivors
More than 2,600 rescue workers from 27 countries are searching collapsed buildings as the death toll rises and thousands remain missing, officials said.
- On Monday, U.S. Marines reopened the key port of La Guaira, Venezuela, after emergency repairs to facilitate delivery of critically needed supplies following twin earthquakes that killed more than 1,700 people.
- Powerful 7.2 and 7.5 magnitude earthquakes struck Venezuela's Caribbean coast last Wednesday, collapsing hundreds of buildings and leaving more than 5,000 people wounded in the country's worst disaster in more than a century.
- Rescue teams pulled 21-year-old Aaron Levi from rubble on Monday in Tanaguarena, offering rare hope as international responders, including four U.S. urban search-and-rescue teams, continue recovery operations.
- Washington doubled its aid pledge to more than $300 million on Monday to support relief efforts, while National Assembly President Jorge Rodriguez updated the death toll to at least 1,719 victims.
- Residents in La Guaira report looting and express frustration over the government's limited response, as United Nations coordinator Gianluca Rampolla confirmed the global body is providing 10,000 body bags.
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Two very strong earthquakes can happen on the same day, but it is much rarer for them to happen almost simultaneously and in almost the same place.
Six days after the devastating earthquakes in Venezuela, the rescue teams work tirelessly to rescue people alive under the rubble of the buildings collapsed during the earthquakes in the capital, Caracas, and in the coastal state of La Guaira. The disaster has already claimed the lives of 1,719 people, according to the latest official report, which collects 5,034 injured, 15,866 affected and 855 buildings affected by the tremors, of which "189 s…
According to the Venezuelan government, the number of deaths after the two earthquakes of magnitude 7.2 and 7.5 last Wednesday is currently around 1719
“Keep Supporting the Venezuelan People”: Thousands Missing as Earthquake Rescue Efforts Continue
Rescue efforts in Venezuela continue as thousands of people remain missing — trapped under the rubble of flattened homes and buildings nearly a week after two back-to-back earthquakes devastated the capital, Caracas, and the nearby city of La Guaira. Rescue teams are desperately searching for survivors, with Venezuelan health officials saying Monday that over 1,700 people are confirmed dead. The toll is expected to rise dramatically as the windo…
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