Venezuela quake death toll nears 1,500 as rescue work goes on
Venezuela quake death toll nears 1,500 as rescue work goes on
Rescue teams from around the world continue searching through collapsed buildings in La Guaira, Venezuela, where signs of life still offer hope despite the rising death toll and thousands remaining unaccounted for.
Families and volunteers worked for days alongside emergency crews, often with limited heavy equipment, as aftershocks hampered efforts to reach people trapped beneath the rubble.
Children were among those rescued, including an infant and several 11-year-old boys pulled from collapsed buildings after searches using dogs and specialist scanners.
The US Geological Survey estimated the magnitude 7.2 and 7.5 earthquakes could claim more than 10,000 lives, potentially making them among Latin America's deadliest disasters of the last century.
