At a Caracas Morgue, Families and Officials Try to Identify More Than 100 Victims
Identifying victims has proved to be difficult because many bodies were badly crushed beneath collapsed buildings. Source link
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Search teams rescued 33 people from the rubble on Saturday.
Search teams rescued 33 people from the rubble on Saturday. Source link
Short on Time and Tools, a Community Comes Together to Search for Survivors
Volunteers in a middle-class neighborhood in Caracas used drills, picks and hammers to break through concrete, trying to find anyone in need of rescue. Source link
Deep Under the Rubble, Rescuers Find an 11-Year-Old Boy Alive
A Colombian rescue team worked for six hours to recover the child, Moises, from under nearly 10 feet of rubble in La Guaira. His rescue was captured on video. Source link
Deep under the rubble, rescuers found an 11-year-old boy alive.
Deep under the rubble, rescuers found an 11-year-old boy alive. Source link
Dozens of Dogs Join Search for Venezuela Quake Survivors
Specially trained canines can pick up the scent of survivors beneath mounds of collapsed debris, indicating where clearance teams should begin digging. Source link
Venezuela Government Accused of Politicizing Quake Relief
Critics say the country’s interim president, Delcy Rodríguez, is trying to exploit the tragedy for her political benefit. Her supporters accuse the opposition of doing the same. Source link
U.S. Officials Said to Be Frustrated With Machado’s Call for Help
María Corina Machado, the exiled leader of the Venezuelan opposition, hopes to go home. U.S. officials say her wishes to do so come at an inopportune time. Source link
A Rush of Volunteers in Venezuela Has Slowed Rescue Efforts
The outpouring of volunteer aid after Venezuela’s earthquakes clogged the only road into the disaster zone, delaying rescue crews. Source link