Rescue crews race 72-hour window as earthquake victims remain trapped
Rescue teams and volunteers are searching rubble as officials report at least 920 dead and more than 51,000 missing.
- Three days after magnitude 7.2 and 7.5 earthquakes devastated La Guaira, Venezuela on Wednesday, international rescue crews race against the critical 72-hour survival window with at least 920 dead and more than 51,000 missing.
- The International Organization for Migration reports up to 6.76 million people could be affected, including 2 million in Caracas, as a scarcity of government rescue teams forces residents in hardest-hit areas to dig through rubble with their hands.
- Authorities reported more than 3,300 injured and 243 rescues as of midday Friday, while Acting President Delcy Rodriguez said La Guaira has been 'militarised' and 861 international volunteers from multiple nations have arrived to assist.
- Residents like Evelyn Batatino are sleeping in tents, fearing unsafe buildings, while Loyce Pace, International Red Cross regional director for the Americas, noted 'people are still terrified to re-enter what were their homes.'
- Venezuela has faced economic disarray for more than a decade, and many citizens reject the legitimacy of the political movement Rodriguez represents as the death toll is expected to climb with missing reports flooding independent databases.
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By Osmary Hernández and Uriel Blanco, CNN en Español The 72-hour “worship” window closes. This Saturday afternoon, three full days after the two earthquakes that struck Venezuela on Wednesday, the 48-72-hour span that has historically prevailed to search for people living under the rubble after a strong earthquake comes to an end. After that lapse, the chances of survival without a source of water decrease rapidly. However, some studies indicate…
The president in charge of Venezuela, Delcy Rodríguez, said this Saturday that the priority at this time of the government and of the different security forces operating in the country is to rescue from the rubble the people who have been trapped during the double earthquake that the country suffered 72 hours ago.
Redacción Internacional, 27 Jun (EFE).- The president in charge of Venezuela, Delcy Rodríguez, said this Saturday that the priority at this time of the government and the different security forces operating in the country is to rescue from the rubble the people who have been trapped after the double earthquake suffered 72 hours ago. "The process of rescue of the people who are alive is our priority, both of the Venezuelan rescuers, as of those o…
The president in charge of Venezuela does not give new data on the number of dead or missing persons
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