International Rescue Teams Assist in Recovering Victims of Venezuela’s Dual Earthquakes

Amid dwindling chances of locating missing relatives, anguished families of those killed in Venezuela’s twin earthquakes pressed for assistance in recovering their loved ones’ remains on Friday, as uncertainty persisted regarding the official death toll. Authorities announced on Friday that the combined magnitude 7.2 and 7.5 quakes had claimed 2,645 lives and injured over 12,000 people, with the majority of fatalities reported in the coastal town of La Guaira, where numerous residential complexes were reduced to rubble.

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