NewzVille Desk
In Venezuela rescue teams continued searching for survivors on Sunday after two powerful earthquakes devastated the South American nation on 24 June.
The death toll from Wednesday’s twin earthquakes climbed to 1,450, while more than 3,150 people were injured, 12,700 displaced, and 774 buildings destroyed, most of them in La Guaira state.
More than 30 people were rescued over the weekend, but tens of thousands remain missing, raising fears that time is running out to locate additional survivors.
The government has restricted road access to facilitate emergency operations and is establishing camps for displaced families.
Rescue efforts continue to be hindered by hundreds of aftershocks. The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) has warned that the final death toll could exceed 10,000, potentially making it one of the deadliest earthquakes in Latin American history.
In a significant development, a father and his son were pulled alive from the rubble of a collapsed building on Sunday, four days after the devastating earthquake.
The rescue offered a moment of hope for emergency workers in the area as they continue racing against the clock to find more survivors.
