Venezuela earthquakes kill 920 people as families desperate for news
La Guaira, a region north of the capital, has been hit the hardest, officials said. The state is also home to one of the country's
La Guaira, a region north of the capital, has been hit the hardest, officials said. The state is also home to one of the country's two main ports and to Simón Bolívar International Airport in Maiquetía - the country's main airport. Many people are missing, and it is likely the death toll will rise as rescue efforts continue.
In La Guaira, Natacha Diaz told the BBC that her two daughters - aged 22 and 23 - were trapped under the rubble of a collapsed shopping centre, where they worked as manicurists. "They were with their friends," she said. "I just want them to be found. I have faith and hope that they are there." "I just want them back with me.
They are all I have, please." assembly head Jorge Rodriguez said in a state TV broadcast on Friday that the death toll had reached 920, with at least 172 people still believed to be trapped. In La Guaira alone, at least 243 people have been rescued, the top lawmaker - who is the interim president's brother - said.
Dozens of people have been rescued alive, which "brings us joy that they can embrace their families and loved ones", Acting President Delcy Rodríguez said at a televised briefing on Friday. There has been 214 aftershocks since the initial quakes, she added.
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