For those trapped in rubble after an earthquake, survival depends on many factors, including weather and access to water and air. If their injuries aren’t too severe, victims can survive for a week or more, assuming the weather isn’t too hot or cold, experts say. In Venezuela, rescue teams have been racing against the clock…
Rescue crews working at one of the many buildings destroyed in Venezuela’s killer earthquakes called for silence as they heard some kind of sound from a survivor buried in the rubble. They called out the missing man’s name — “Jonathan!” — and his wife, Barbara Palacios, jumped with joy and excitement. She looked up to…
Venezuela’s interim leader declared a state of emergency Wednesday as two massive earthquakes caused buildings in the capital to crumble and forced the closure of the country’s main airport. Delcy Rodriguez said 20 aftershocks had followed the earthquakes of magnitude 7.2 and 7.5, which struck the same area of Venezuela, according to the United States…
By REGINA GARCIA CANO and JUAN PABLO ARRAEZ, Associated Press CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Powerful back-to-back earthquakes struck Venezuela on Wednesday evening, causing widespread damage, collapsing buildings and sending panicked residents into the streets. The 7.2 and 7.5 magnitude earthquakes roiled the region, with buildings evacuated in cities as far away as Brazil’s Amazon, about…