Venezuela earthquakes kill 1,430 people as international rescue teams arrive
Residents and families are desperately searching the rubble for their loved ones and belongings. They are listening carefully for any sound that might indicate someone
Residents and families are desperately searching the rubble for their loved ones and belongings. They are listening carefully for any sound that might indicate someone is alive trapped under the concrete and metal wire debris.
So far, officials have confirmed at least 1,430 deaths from the magnitudes 7.2 and 7.5 earthquakes - the latter being one of the strongest quakes recorded in the country in the last century.
Hundreds of buildings collapsed and beneath the rubble, thousands of Venezuelans remain. The number of dead and injured rises by the hour. The UN estimates around 50,000 people are missing.
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