Nearly 7 million people may have been affected by the twin earthquakes that struck Venezuela this week, the United Nations said on Saturday, as the death toll approached 1,000 and tens of thousands remained missing. The UN said up to 6.76 million people could have been impacted, including ar…
CARACAS, Venezuela — The death toll from Venezuela's devastating twin earthquakes rose above 1,400 on Saturday as foreign rescue teams poured into the country and authorities pressed on with the search for survivors in the hardest-hit coastal areas.
A damaged building is seen Saturday from the base camp of the French Civil Security Training and Intervention Regiment at the Karting La Guaira complex in Caraballeda, La Guaira state, Venezuela, as they assist with rescue operations following earthquakes.
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Rescue personnel of Spain's Emergency Military Unit work Saturday at the site of a collapsed building in Maiquetia, Venezuela, during rescue efforts after earthquakes hit the country.
As the search for survivors continues after Venezuela's devastating back-to-back earthquakes, Santiago RodrÃguez Reggeti describes surviving the disaster and explains why he created an app to help families locate their loved ones in hospitals.
A Virginia Task Force 1 urban search and rescue team travels Friday to Venezuela to assist in the earthquake response, aboard a U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III.
Rescue personnel of Spain's Emergency Military Unit work Saturday at the site of a collapsed building in Maiquetia, Venezuela, during rescue efforts after earthquakes hit the country.
A damaged building is seen Saturday from the base camp of the French Civil Security Training and Intervention Regiment at the Karting La Guaira complex in Caraballeda, La Guaira state, Venezuela, as they assist with rescue operations following earthquakes.
A Virginia Task Force 1 urban search and rescue team travels Friday to Venezuela to assist in the earthquake response, aboard a U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III.
