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Rescue crews and residents dug through rubble in an increasingly desperate search for survivors on Thursday evening, more than 24 hours after the worst earthquakes to hit Venezuela in nearly six decades. At least 235 people were killed, and hundreds more were trapped in the rubble or missing, according to the government.
More than 4,300 people were injured in the back-to-back quakes on Wednesday, according to Carlos Alvarado, the country’s health minister. The quakes struck the country’s populous northern states, and the number of dead and injured was virtually certain to rise.
Marine Corps Maj. Gen. Kevin J. Jarrard has arrived in Caracas to coordinate and direct the U.S. military’s support for relief efforts in Venezuela, U.S. Southern Command said on social media. The command said earlier that it was deploying significant resources, including transport planes and helicopters, to support search and rescue teams and deliver aid.
Health Minister Carlos Alvarado raised the death toll from the earthquakes to 235 as of 7 p.m. He told Venezuela’s state broadcaster, VTV, that more than 4,300 people had been injured, although he described most of their injuries as minor. Most of the casualties were in the hard-hit La Guaira State, he said.
President Delcy Rodríguez toured damage in the coastal city of Macuto, in the state of La Guaira, with her brother Jorge Rodríguez, the head of Venezuela’s National Assembly, according to VTV, the state broadcaster. “We are supporting the families and extend our solidarity,” she said during her trip.
Seperately, she asked private sector businesses to help with search and rescue operations, including the rental of heavy equipment to move debris, according to the presidential website.
The U.S. military’s Southern Command said it was surging available forces in the region to support relief operations in Venezuela. The command said it was deploying the USS Fort Lauderdale, an amphibious transport ship, and the USS Billings, a combat ship designed to operate in shallow waters near the shore.
C-17 and C-130 transport planes will support those efforts, along with helicopters and reconnaissance assets. SOUTHCOM said in a statement that the mission would include assessing damage, locating survivors, and delivering aid.
Venezuelan players and coaches across Major League Baseball wore team hats embroidered with “VZ” in honor of earthquake victims on Thursday. More than 6 percent of the players on this year’s Opening Day rosters were born in Venezuela, a baseball-obsessed country that won the most recent World Baseball Classic, a moment of immense national pride.
Spain’s foreign minister, José Manuel Albares, has told reporters that 68 Spanish nationals were missing in Venezuela after the earthquakes. Pope Leo XIV donated 100,000 euros in aid to Venezuela, according to Vatican News. The money, which was coordinated through local church officials, is “first step,” and more aid will follow “in response to the needs identified by the local Church,” the report said.
How long can a person survive under rubble?
There’s no hard and fast number detailing how long people can survive trapped in rubble after an earthquake, researchers advise.
For people who are unable to escape a building before it crumbles, the odds of survival depend on a long list of variables, including: How severe were the injuries? Is there access to food and water? How tall was the building? Can survivors breathe?
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At least 235 people were dead, and more than 4,300 people were injured after two back-to-back earthquakes hit Venezuela, according to the country’s government. Before-and-after images show the scope of the damage.
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The 7.2- and 7.5-magnitude quakes toppled dozens of buildings
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