Rescue teams continue search in Venezuela after twin earthquakes, amid rising death toll

At least 235 people have been confirmed dead, with thousands feared trapped or missing as rescue teams race against time.

Hope of recovering the victims—whether alive or dead—remains alive in La Guaira. Seventeen days have passed since two earthquakes. The post After 17 Days, Families Continue Searching in Venezuela appeared first on Havana Times.

Cleanup and recovery efforts are underway after two deadly earthquakes devastated Venezuela, destroying homes and killing thousands. CBS News' Camilo Montoya-Galvez spoke with animal rescue volunteers working to save pets and ignite hope.

International aid teams have played a key part in Venezuela’s ‘miracle rescues’, days after twin earthquakes struck.

Efforts from volunteers and SaR teams had rescued least 6,000 people alive from stricken areas, according to June 30 numbers from the government. 

11 days after one of Latin America's worst earthquake disasters killed nearly 3,000 people, international teams are winding up their missions with little hope of finding more people alive. But dogs played a key role.

Two weeks after the #earthquakes that devastated #Venezuela, #rescue teams are looking for the last signs of life as hope of finding any more #survivors fades. More than 2,500 people have died so far. FRANCE 24's Maxime Pluvinet tells us about how the country still looks for its missing.

Nine days after Venezuela’s devastating earthquakes, most disaster responses around the world would already be shifting from rescue to recovery. […]

Rescue teams in Venezuela are working frantically to free a man that's been trapped in the rubble of a collapsed building for eight days. For the past seventy-two hours - emergency workers from seven countries have worked nonstop trying to free 43-year-old Hernan Gil. He's a security guard buried inside his booth in the coastal city of Catia La Mer. Rescuers say it's a miracle he's still alive. Meanwhile the Venezuelan government has updated the death toll from that deadly quake - at least 2,295 people have been killed and more than 11,000 injured. The United Nations says its procuring 10,000 body bags for the country.

In Venezuela, international emergency crews — including a team from LA — are working tirelessly to reach people still missing after last week's devastating earthquakes.

The search and rescue efforts in Venezuela continued Wednesday, one week after a double earthquake struck that country. Fewer and fewer survivors are being found and an official said nearly 2,300 people are now confirmed dead and tens of thousands remain missing. Amna Nawaz spoke with Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Battalion Chief Daniel Gajewski. His team has 79 people and six dogs in Venezuela.

Search-and-rescue workers in Venezuela are still combing through wreckage after two earthquakes devastated the region. Despite a rising death toll, there are still glimmers of hope. Emergency management professional Carlos Castillo joins CBS News with more on the search.

Survivors were mourning while battling shortages of food and shelter, but searches of the scores of flattened apartment buildings have carried on and saved lives.

LA GUAIRA (VENEZUELA) - Venezuelans, with help from around the world, were still searching Wednesday for survivors a week after massive earthquakes killed nearly 2,000 and left thousands unaccounted for.

With nearly fifty thousand people still missing, an improvised rescue operation comprising civilians, local firefighters, and foreign brigades is racing to sift through the wreckage.

The search for missing Venezuelans is hitting a critical point after last week's deadly earthquakes. CBS News' Camilo Montoya-Galvez has more.

Almost a week after two devastating earthquakes struck Venezuela, survivors were still being found alive by rescuers that have come from abroad to help. Salvadorean rescuers reached a 44-year-old man trapped under the rubble of a shopping centre in the coastal city of Maiquetía in the early hours of Tuesday, El Salvador’s President Nayib Bukele wrote on the platform X. The man had been supplied with water through a tube while rescuers found a way to reach him safely. Workers from the Ecuadorian...

The earthquakes that hit Venezuela 6 days ago may have damaged or destroyed 58,000 buildings, NASA says, as rescuers race the clock to find survivors.

Time is running out for survivors trapped in rubble nearly a week after deadly earthquakes rocked Venezuela. CBS News' Camilo Montoya-Galvez spoke with families and rescue workers.

Rescuers from around the world pushed Tuesday to save any final survivors trapped under mountains of rubble after Venezuela's massive quakes that killed over 1,700 people, with tens of thousands still unaccounted for. Meanwhile, anger is growing over the government's slow and limited aid in a country mired in a deep crisis that has driven millions to emigrate in recent years.

Tens of thousands of people remain unaccounted for and time is running out to find survivors following the quakes of magnitude 7.2 and 7.5, the strongest to hit the South American nation in more than a century.

LA GUAIRA, Venezuela — With the window for finding survivors shrinking fast, Venezuelans combed Monday through more ruins of buildings toppled by last week’s powerful back-to-back earthquakes, and attention turned to the country's humanitarian crisis that could persist for years. Relief organizations say the first 72 hours after a natural disaster is the most crucial time period for rescues, though survival can be extended if people have access to food and water. Five days after the twin quakes, questions loomed about whether the cash-strapped government will be able to coordinate the effort needed to care for thousands of people who have been left homeless. In other developments, a 4.6 magnitude aftershock rumbled through the disaster zone in the northern state of La Guaira. The death toll stood at more than 1,700 people, according to the government, which has long retained tight control over news media. Venezuelan government promotes its efforts Facing criticism that authorities have done too little, too slowly, government officials aggressively promoted their recovery and rescue ef

Search and rescue operations continue in Caracas, Venezuela nearly five days after the devastating double earthquakes.

With the window for finding survivors shrinking fast, Venezuelans combed Monday through more ruins of buildings toppled by last week's powerful back-to-back earthquakes, and attention turned to the country's humanitarian crisis that could persist for years.

A strong aftershock jolted Venezuela early Monday following last week’s devastating back-to-back earthquakes, as civilians and emergency responders kept combing through the ruins of fallen buildings for survivors.

“We need help,” one survivor said, as Venezuelans search for loved ones and wait for aid after deadly earthquakes.

Venezuelans continue rescue efforts after two deadly earthquakes hit the South American country last week. CBS News' Camilo Montoya-Galvez has more.

Venezuelans are desperately searching for survivors after the country faced catastrophic, back-to-back deadly earthquakes. Claudia Manresa, a Project HOPE regional manager, joins with more details on rescue efforts.

Emergency response teams pressed on with their lifesaving mission in Venezuela on Monday, as countless local responders and families continued their search for missing relatives “against impossible odds”, five days since the double earthquake disaster.

At least 1,450 are known to have died but the number is expected to riseEl Salvador’s president, Nayib Bukele, has said rescue teams from El Savador, Venezuela and Mexico are working to pull out Aaron Levi Cantillo Vargas, 21, from a building he remains trapped under in Caraballeda, La Guaira state.“We have already managed to locate him, and one of our doctors has been able to administer fluids to keep him hydrated,” he wrote in a post on X. Continue reading...

Hopes are fading of finding survivors more than four days after powerful twin earthquakes struck Venezuela, as residents grow increasingly frustrated with the government's response to the disaster that has killed at least 1,450 people and left tens of thousands unaccounted for.

A drone view shows buildings destroyed by earthquakes, in La Guaira, Venezuela. Photo: Reuters Rescue teams raced today to find more survivors of the two powerful earthquakes that struck Venezuela this week, with signs of life bringing occasional relief to a grim quest to whittle down a list of tens of thousands missing.

Local and international rescue teams raced against the clock to pull survivors from the rubble in Venezuela four days after two powerful earthquakes shook the northern state of La Guaira

Spanish and international rescue teams pulled a survivor from the rubble four days after deadly earthquakes struck Venezuela. Search operations continue as crews race to find more survivors, with the death toll rising to more than 1,400.

Spanish and international rescue teams pulled a survivor from the rubble four days after deadly earthquakes struck Venezuela. Search operations continue as crews race to find more survivors, with the death toll rising to more than 1,400.

More than 2,200 rescue workers from across the world had arrived by Saturday, the United Nations said, and more were still arriving.

Acting President Delcy Rodriguez said on Sunday that 33 people had been rescued the day before, although she did not provide an updated death toll.

LA GUAIRA, Venezuela (AP) — Local and international rescue teams raced against the clock to pull survivors from the rubble in Venezuela on Sunday, four days after two powerful earthquakes shook the northern state of La Guaira. The government reported 1,450 dead from the quakes Sunday afternoon as it faced growing criticism from Venezuelans that […]

Efforts by local and international rescue teams to pull survivors from the rubble grew increasingly desperate in Venezuela four days after two powerful earthquakes shook the northern state of La Guaira

Efforts by local and international rescue teams to pull survivors from the rubble grew increasingly desperate in Venezuela on Sunday, four days after two powerful earthquakes shook the northern state of La Guaira.

Rescuers in Venezuela are racing against time to find survivors after twin earthquakes left thousands missing.

More than three days after twin earthquakes devastated the Venezuelan coast, the rescue effort faced chaos and delays as the chances of finding survivors diminished.

Rescuers are in a race against time in Venezuela to save survivors of the earthquakes that hit nearly three days ago. Rescue workers from Virginia and California have arrived to help. Camilo Montoya-Galvez reports.

After two powerful earthquakes, rescue teams from around the globe are in a race against time to pull survivors from the rubble. 

The number of the dead continues to rise as search-and-rescue teams descended upon the country to dig out people buried in rubble.

Rescue teams in Venezuela are racing to dig through the rubble to locate thousands of people who are still missing after two earthquakes rattled the country. Fabio Biolchini, the head of operations for Latin America at Doctors Without Borders, joins "The Daily Report" with more on the immediate needs on the ground.

The race to save lives in Venezuela is becoming a race against time. Rescue crews are digging through mountains of rubble, searching for survivors believed to be trapped after two powerful quakes struck just seconds apart. More than 900 people are confirmed dead and tens of thousands remain missing. Nick Schifrin reports.

In Venezuela, the confirmed death toll is rapidly growing as rescue teams race to find survivors trapped in the rubble after two devastating earthquakes. Officials report at least 920 are dead in the aftermath, and over 3,300 are injured. CBS News correspondent Cristian Benavides reports.