Venezuelans Search For Survivors As Earthquake Toll Rises

Rescue operations continued across Venezuela nearly 24 hours after two powerful earthquakes devastated parts of the country, leaving rescuers and residents searching through collapsed buildings for survivors.

Hardest hit were the coastal city of La Guaira and areas near the epicenter, where emergency crews faced shortages of heavy equipment needed to clear debris.

Authorities said about 250 buildings were damaged or destroyed, many of them in La Guaira.

The Venezuelan government said international assistance from Spain, the United States, Mexico and Qatar is on the way and appealed to private companies to provide heavy machinery to accelerate rescue and recovery operations.

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