Engineer Alejandro Serrano described the agonising situation at a collapsed building in Caraballeda as equipment operators who promised to help had still not shown up by Sunday.
Tag: Earthquake
Venezuela Death Toll Official Count Nears 1,500 With Thousands More Still Unaccounted For
Venezuelan officials updated the death toll to at least 1,450 as search operations continue past the 72-hour golden window with over 68,900 people still reported missing.
Venezuela: 11-Month-Old Baby Rescued From Rubble After Three Days Gives Exhausted Teams a Moment of Hope
The miraculous rescue of an infant from the ruins of a collapsed building in La Guaira gave earthquake survivors and rescue workers a rare moment of joy amid the tragedy.
Venezuela Earthquake: Over 12,700 People Displaced as Families Demand Heavy Machinery for Rescue Efforts
Relatives of missing earthquake victims in Venezuela are demanding that authorities deploy more powerful equipment to clear the massive amounts of concrete and debris.
Venezuela Earthquake Death Toll Rises to 1,450 as the 72-Hour Rescue Window Closes — 68,900 Still Missing
Rescue workers are in a desperate race against time after the twin 7.2 and 7.5 magnitude earthquakes struck the Venezuelan coast destroying over 1,400 buildings in La Guaira.
International Rescue Teams From 27 Countries Join Venezuela Earthquake Search Operations
More than 2,000 rescue workers from across the globe have arrived in Venezuela coordinated by the United Nations to assist overwhelmed local authorities searching rubble.
Acting Venezuelan President Delcy Rodriguez Announces Commission to Assess Earthquake Damage and Reconstruction
Rodriguez created a government commission to oversee damage assessment after the twin earthquakes with 774 buildings affected and 189 fully collapsed across the country.
Nicolás Maduro Sends Solidarity Message From Brooklyn Jail Cell to Earthquake-Ravaged Venezuela
Captured former Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro released a message on social media Sunday from his detention center in New York expressing solidarity with earthquake victims.
Reports That Venezuelan Government Is Suppressing the Real Earthquake Death Toll Cannot Be Independently Verified
While thousands remain missing official death counts are being questioned but independent journalists and researchers have not been able to confirm or refute suppression claims.
Venezuela Officials Under Scrutiny as Rescue Workers Report Slow Government Response to Earthquake Disaster
Aid organisations and survivors have criticised the Venezuelan government’s coordination of rescue operations with a shortage of heavy machinery hampering the search.