Death Toll Rises to 920 in Venezuela Earthquakes as Foreign Rescuers Arrive
The disaster has left thousands homeless in a country already struggling with years of economic hardship and political instability.
TL;DR
- The death toll from twin earthquakes in Venezuela has risen to 920, with 4,300 injured.
- Foreign rescue teams arrived on Friday, two days after the earthquakes.
- A missing persons website listed over 51,000 people as unaccounted for.
- The U.S. Geological Survey estimated the disaster could ultimately claim more than 10,000 lives.
- Magnitude 7.2 and 7.5 earthquakes struck roughly 100 miles west of Caracas.
- Three Spanish citizens died, four remained trapped, and 99 were missing.