Aftershock frays nerves as many Venezuelans left to fend for themselves
Tens of thousands of people are still believed to be missing. Early on Monday, nerves were frayed by an aftershock, although no further damage was reported.More than 1,700 people have been killed in what Interim President Delcy Rodríguez said was the "most brutal natural catastrophe" in Venezuela's history.International aid has mobilised but hopes of finding survivors are fading. Overnight into Monday, a 21-year-old man became the latest person to be pulled alive after being trapped for over 100 hours.The magnitude 7.2 and 7.5 quakes on Wednesday struck within 39 seconds of each other in the northern state of La Guaira, causing almost 800 buildings to collapse.
- ▪Tens of thousands of people are still believed to be missing.
- ▪Early on Monday, nerves were frayed by an aftershock, although no further damage was reported.More than 1,700 people have been killed in what Interim President Delcy Rodríguez said was the "most brutal natural catastrophe" in Venezuela's hi
- ▪Overnight into Monday, a 21-year-old man became the latest person to be pulled alive after being trapped for over 100 hours.The magnitude 7.2 and 7.5 quakes on Wednesday struck within 39 seconds of each other in the northern state of La Gua
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Aftershock frays nerves as many Venezuelans left to fend for themselves<div class="ssrcss-1553su4-ErrorMessage eitf6465"><div class="ssrcss-h7lv7m-StyledInnerContainer eitf6464"><div class="ssrcss-nbxsk2-TextContent eitf6461"><h2 type="normal" class="ssrcss-89o2pv-Heading e10rt3ze0">To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.</h2><p class="ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10">This video can not be played</p></div></div></div>Figure caption, Watch: Desperate search for earthquake survivors continues outside CaracasByHenri Astier, Will Grant, Reporting fromVenezuela, Orla Guerin, Reporting fromVenezuela and Norberto Paredes, BBC News Mundo, Reporting fromVenezuelaPublished16 minutes agoMany areas of Venezuela devastated by last week's twin earthquakes have yet to…
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