Rescue teams continue to find survivors of Venezuela earthquakes
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Rescue teams continue their search for survivors of the devastating earthquakes that struck Venezuela, five days after the twin quakes caused widespread destruction and loss of life. …
Rescue teams continue the desperate search for survivors , some even digging with their hands, as tens of thousands of people are still presumed to be missing in Venezuela five days after twin earthquakes struck. More than 1,400 people have died in the quakes. Outside of a hospital in Caracas, families scour lists of patients looking for any missing relatives. Genesis Fonseca was at a hospital to bring soup to her 6-year-old nephew who survived the earthquakes, but his mother did not. Volunteers search for possible victims amid the rubble following a twin earthquake in Caraballeda, La Guaira state, about 40 km northeast of Caracas, on June 25, 2026. Federico PARRA /AFP via Getty Images Fonseca said she will miss "everything" about her sister, including the love they had for each other. In hard hit La Guaira, a coastal city and the epicenter of a dire humanitarian crisis, there's remnants of people's lives in the rubble of collapsed homes and apartment buildings – from stuffed animals to a passport and a kindergarten graduation diploma. Remnants of people's lives are found in the rubble of collapsed homes and apartment buildings after two powerful earthquakes rocked Venezuela last week. CBS News "We need more support" But amid the tragedy, there are moments of hope. A U.S. search team helped to rescue a mother and her 9-month-old baby from the debris of a collapsed building. "Against impossible odds, hope endures," the U.S. …
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