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Venezuela quake death toll reaches 920 as interim president vows to save ‘as many as possible’
Delcy Rodríguez says foreign rescue teams are arriving as anger grows at official response and limited resources
TL;DR
- The official death toll from twin earthquakes in Venezuela has risen to 920, with nearly 3,000 injured and over 50,000 missing.
- Interim President Delcy Rodríguez vowed to save as many people as possible as foreign rescue teams began arriving.
- Public frustration is growing over the government's perceived slow response and limited resources, exacerbated by years of economic mismanagement.
- Citizens and volunteer searchers have been using their bare hands and basic tools to find survivors in the devastated coastal city of La Guaira and surrounding areas.
- International aid and rescue teams from countries including the UK, US, Spain, France, and others have been dispatched.
- Experts point to Venezuela's economic crisis and corruption as reasons for the degraded infrastructure and unpreparedness for natural disasters.