Emergency responders, assisted by specially trained rescue dogs, continued searching for survivors on Sunday after two powerful earthquakes devastated Venezuela, leaving more than 1,450 people dead and causing widespread destruction across the country.
In a rare moment of hope amid the disaster, French and American rescue teams successfully pulled a man and his teenage son alive from beneath the rubble in Caraballeda, located about 40 kilometres north of Caracas. The dramatic rescue came despite the increasingly slim chances of finding survivors.
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The twin earthquakes have reduced nearly 200 buildings to rubble, while tens of thousands of people are still reported missing. Rescue efforts have become more challenging as the crucial 72-hour period, considered the most critical for locating survivors trapped under collapsed structures, has now passed.
The disaster has further deepened Venezuela’s humanitarian crisis, with millions of residents feared to be without access to clean water, sanitation, and other essential services. Authorities and aid agencies continue to assess the full extent of the damage as emergency operations remain underway following one of Latin America’s deadliest earthquake catastrophes.
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