As quake rescue effort winds down, Venezuelans are left alone to recover their dead

More than 100 people killed in devastating Venezuelan earthquakes

Around 30,000 people have been reported missing after two large earthquakes struck near Venezuela’s capital of Caracas. The death toll currently stands at 188, and more than 1,000 are injured, but it is feared those numbers will increase drastically. Rescuers attempting to find survivors among the rubble of collapsed buildings are being hampered by several aftershocks.

Venezuela Live Updates: More Rescuers Join Urgent Search for Quake Survivors as the death rises to 235

Rescue teams walking through a building that collapsed during the earthquakes in Venezuela.CreditAdriana Loureiro Fernandez for The New York Times The United States and Mexico were among the latest to send support as the death toll from two powerful earthquakes climbed to 235. Thousands were injured, and hundreds remained missing or trapped under rubble. Here’s []

68,900 mangsa gempa bumi hilang di Venezuela

CARACAS: Pasukan penyelamat bertungkus lumus bagi mencari mangsa-mangsa gempa bumi di negeri La Guaira, Venezuela, dengan angka korban mening­kat mendadak kepada lebih 1,400 orang. Keluarga mangsa melaporkan sekurang-kurangnya 68,900 orang masih hilang pada Sabtu, tiga hari selepas dua gempa bumi kuat berukuran 7.2 dan 7.5 magnitud melanda negara Amerika Selatan itu. Penduduk Venezuela yang mencari ... Read more The post 68,900 mangsa gempa bumi hilang di Venezuela appeared first on Utusan Malaysia.

These homes rose out of Venezuela’s socialist revolution. Now they’re rubble.

In the absence of government help, ordinary Venezuelans dug barehanded through the rubble of the week’s earthquakes for loved ones.

Death toll in Venezuela earthquakes reaches 235, around 4,300 injured

Venezuelans searched for survivors beneath collapsed buildings on Thursday and rescue teams raced to northern areas rocked by a pair of powerful earthquakes that officials say killed around 235 people and left at least 4,300 people injured. “Unfortunately we have received around 235 patients who arrived without vital signs or died when they arrived at []