Jun 30 Watch 4:59 Rescue efforts continue, but hopes of finding earthquake survivors fade in Venezuela By Stephanie Sy, Zeba Warsi Hopes faded that more people will be found alive in Venezuela, six days after earthquakes slammed the country. The government's official death toll is 1,900, though that is believed to be a vast undercount. By one estimate, 50,000 people remain… Continue watching
Jun 30 Aid workers warn of infectious diseases, overwhelmed hospitals after Venezuela earthquakes By Juan Pablo Arraez, Isabel DeBre, Associated Press The healthcare system, already strained by years of underinvestment, is under extreme pressure. Continue reading
Jun 29 Watch 4:51 Venezuela rescue efforts grow desperate as death toll rises and aftershock rattles country By Stephanie Sy, Zeba Warsi Venezuelans continued to search for loved ones trapped under debris and rubble caused by the devastating back-to-back earthquakes five days ago. The Venezuelan government updated the death toll, saying 1,700 people are dead. That number is expected to climb higher. Continue watching
Jun 29 More than 100 Venezuelans who were deported from the U.S. hours before the earthquakes are missing By Gisela Salomon, Associated Press A deportation flight from Miami arrived in Caracas hours before Wednesday's earthquakes. On board were 146 Venezuelans, including 19 women and seven children, according to ICE Flight Monitor. Continue reading
Jun 29 A strong aftershock jolts Venezuela as rescue workers race to find survivors By Associated Press The death toll stands at more than 1,700 people, according to the government. Continue reading
Jun 28 Teams scramble to locate survivors 4 days after Venezuela earthquakes By Regina Garcia Cano, Juan Pablo Arraez, Megan Janetsky, Associated Press 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. Continue reading
Jun 27 Desperation mounts in Venezuela as the earthquake death toll rises to 1,430 By Regina Garcia Cano, Andry Rincón, Megan Janetsky, Associated Press Venezuela’s government said families reported at least 68,900 people missing, three days after the one-two punch of 7.2 and 7.5 magnitude earthquakes devastated the South American nation. Continue reading
Jun 26 Watch 4:46 Crews race to find survivors in mountains of rubble after Venezuela earthquakes By Nick Schifrin, Sonia Kopelev, Zeba Warsi 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… Continue watching
Jun 26 Watch 2:18 Reporter in Caracas describes earthquake destruction and response in Venezuela By Geoff Bennett, Zeba Warsi Following the devastating earthquakes in Venezuela, entire neighborhoods have been reduced to ruins across Caracas and the surrounding communities. As the United States, the UN and International aid teams rush into the disaster zone, the true scale of the unfolding… Continue watching
Jun 26 Neighbors dig through Venezuela rubble to search for loved ones as death toll climbs By Megan Janetsky, Andry Rincón, Juan Pablo Arraez, Associated Press In cities across northern Venezuela, neighbors helped each other dig through rubble to search for loved ones, after back-to-back earthquakes killed at least 589 people and left thousands injured. Continue reading