Rescue operations continue in Venezuela after twin earthquakes earlier this week, with authorities reporting 33 people have been rescued alive from damaged buildings. One source says the rescues include a baby among those pulled from rubble. Despite these recoveries, tens of thousands of people are still unaccounted for, indicating the search and recovery effort remains active.
Another official figure cited by a Venezuelan government spokesperson, National Assembly President Jorge Rodriguez, states that 6,461 people have been rescued in total following the earthquakes. The discrepancy between reported totals reflects different reporting points and categories, such as those rescued alive versus those otherwise assisted or recovered.
The earthquakes are described as having magnitudes of 7.2 and 7.5, with the US Geological Survey estimating that more than 10,000 deaths are possible. Media reports characterize the events as among the most deadly in Latin America in the past century, though confirmed casualties are not detailed in the provided excerpts.
All sources emphasize ongoing uncertainty over the scale of the disaster as rescue teams continue working through affected areas.
