Desperation mounts as officials say death toll from Venezuela earthquake rises to 1,430
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The number of dead was expected to climb, and people reported tens of thousands of missing on independent digital databases.
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Venezuela's earthquake death toll has risen to 235 with over 4,300 injured as U.S. military leadership arrived in Caracas to help coordinate relief efforts.
LA GUAIRA/CARACAS >> Desperate Venezuelans and foreign rescuers raced to find survivors trapped under rubble today after twin earthquakes flattened parts of Caracas and surrounding areas, as frustration mounted over a lack of heavy equipment and the death toll neared 1,000.
Desperate Venezuelans and rescue teams raced to find survivors on Friday as the death toll from twin earthquakes rose above 900 with foreign crews and aid only beginning to reach devastated areas nearly two days after the quakes.
Aid efforts are intensifying after twin earthquakes killed nearly 1,000 in Venezuela, with international teams arriving but a slow government response hampering relief on the ground.
The death toll from the Venezuela earthquake climbs to 920 as American search and rescue teams join efforts to pull survivors from collapsed buildings in La Guaira.
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