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
Jun 25 Watch 4:20 Thousands feared dead in Venezuela after twin earthquakes flatten buildings By Stephanie Sy, Daniel Okay The fight to rescue the stranded, care for the living and retrieve the dead accelerated in Venezuela after back-to-back major earthquakes centered near the capital, Caracas. The damage in places appears catastrophic and the U.S. Geological Survey estimates that a… Continue watching
Jun 25 Watch 4:00 Venezuela's earthquake response hindered by economic and political crises By Amna Nawaz, Zeba Warsi The U.S. and other nations are mobilizing relief efforts to assist the government in Venezuela following the twin earthquakes. Special correspondent Mónica Villamizar has extensive experience reporting in Venezuela and joined Amna Nawaz from Bogotá, Colombia, to discuss the latest… Continue watching