Venezuela Earthquakes: Death toll nears 1,000
Venezuela Earthquakes: Death toll nears 1,000

Venezuela Earthquakes: Death toll nears 1,000

Three days after devastating earthquakes struck Venezuela, the death toll has risen to at least 920, while more than 3,300 people have been injured and tens of thousands remain missing. Rescue efforts have continued nonstop since the 7.2- and 7.5-magnitude quakes hit the country’s northern coast on Wednesday. Authorities said rescuers have pulled 243 survivors from the rubble so far. Search and rescue teams from Virginia, California, and Florida arrived in Venezuela on Friday to assist local crews in recovering survivors trapped beneath collapsed buildings.

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