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Time running out to save Venezuela quake victims
Hindustan Times Haryana
|June 28, 2026
The death toll rose to 1,430 on Saturday
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The increasingly desperate search for survivors in Venezuela entered a third day Saturday as people dug through the rubble of collapsed homes and apartment buildings after the devastating one-two punch of 7.2 and 7.5 magnitude earthquakes, knowing time is running out, AP reported.
The death toll rose to 1,430 on Saturday, officials said.
A mix of international rescue teams, Venezuelans looking for loved ones and neighbors used shovels, heavy equipment, ropes and bare hands atop mounds of toppled concrete throughout La Guaira, one of Venezuela's hardest-hit states. Aid agencies consider the first 48 to 72 hours as crucial for retrieving people alive, though that can be extended if they have access to food and water. The United Nations on Saturday estimated that the earthquakes caused $6.7 billion in physical damage, equivalent to six percent of GDP, AFP reported.
This story is from the June 28, 2026 edition of Hindustan Times Haryana.
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