Venezuela: International rescue teams join the search for survivors as earthquake deaths surpass 1,400
International rescue teams have arrived in Venezuela to assist in search and recovery efforts following twin earthquakes that killed over 1,400 people. The UN estimates physical damages to be approximately $6.7 billion.
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Documents a major humanitarian crisis and the scale of international disaster response efforts.
More than 2,000 rescue workers from 27 countries have been deployed to Venezuela to locate people trapped under the rubble following the twin earthquakes on Wednesday, in a deployment supported and coordinated by the United Nations.
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