Death Count In Venezuela Quake Climbs To 920, Over 3,300 injured
International teams joined search efforts as officials said more than 3,300 people were injured and thousands remain missing.
- The official death toll from the back-to-back earthquakes that devastated northern Venezuela has climbed to at least 920, with local authorities reporting that more than 3,360 people have been treated for various injuries.
- Striking less than a minute apart, the catastrophic 7.2 and 7.5 magnitude twin earthquakes heavily impacted the capital city of Caracas and the coastal state of La Guaira, leaving entire neighborhoods in ruins.
- Emergency crews, military personnel, and local volunteers are working tirelessly around the clock to dig through collapsed high-rise structures, as desperate families wait amidst the debris for news of thousands still reported missing.
- As global search-and-rescue teams arrive to support overwhelmed local responders, the International Organization for Migration warned that up to 6.76 million people across the country could be affected by the disaster.
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Venezuela earthquakes kill 920, tens of thousands missing
LA GUAIRA, Venezuela — The death toll from twin earthquakes rose Friday to 920 in Venezuela, where tens of thousands were reported missing as a desperate and slow-moving search for survivors was boosted by international rescue teams.
Venezuela quake death toll tops 900, search intensifies
Desperate Venezuelans and rescue teams raced to find survivors as the death toll from twin earthquakes rose above 900, with foreign crews and aid only beginning to reach devastated areas nearly two days after the quakes.
Searches for survivors are intensifying on Friday in Venezuela, almost two days after the devastating double earthquake.
Venezuela earthquakes update: Death toll rises to at least 920, with thousands injured, official says
Two powerful earthquakes struck Venezuela on Wednesday evening. At least 920 people were killed and more than 3,300 were injured as a pair of powerful earthquakes struck Venezuela on Wednesday evening, officials said on Friday. The two quakes -- a 7.2 magnitude one followed just seconds later by a 7.5 -- struck the coast of Venezuela, knocking down buildings in Caracas, the capital, and sending residents racing into the street. Responders are un…
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