Live updates: Rescuers race to save trapped residents as death toll soars after Venezuela quakes
Rescue efforts are underway in Caracas, Venezuela, following a series of violent earthquakes that caused building collapses. Survivors describe the terror of the event as emergency teams work to locate those trapped in the rubble.
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Natural disasters in urban centers create immediate humanitarian crises and highlight the vulnerability of infrastructure in seismic zones.
Link Copied! Rescuers search collapsed apartment block in Caracas for survivors By Osmary Hernández CNN On Friday night, rescue workers managed to open a gap in the rubble of a collapsed apartment block, known as the Petunia Building, in Los Palos Grandes, eastern Caracas, to advance the search for people trapped inside.
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