Venezuela’s twin quakes left more than 1,400 dead and tens of thousands missing

After two major earthquakes in Venezuela, the death toll rose above 1,400 and tens of thousands remained missing. Rescuers pulled out 33 more people over the weekend, including children, but the crucial 72-hour search window had passed. Hard-hit La Guaira faced aftershocks, damaged roads, limited heavy equipment and constrained official capacity as international rescue teams arrived.