Hope of finding more Venezuela quake survivors fades despite late rescues
Key takeaways
- Survivors include 60-year-old woman trapped for 86 hours, as tens of thousands still reported missing.
- Late Saturday marked 72 hours since the devastating quakes, the period when authorities said trapped people were expected to survive.
- A handful of rescues on Sunday offered glimmers of hope.
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Survivors include 60-year-old woman trapped for 86 hours, as tens of thousands still reported missing.
xwhatsapp-strokecopylinkgoogle Add Al Jazeera on Googleinfo Rescuers in an earthquake-hit area of La Guaira [File: Henry Chirinos/EPA]By Al Jazeera Staff and Reuters Published On 28 Jun 202628 Jun 2026A handful of late rescues have been reported across Venezuela, as hope for finding more survivors four days after devastating twin earthquakes has begun to fade.
No new death toll was released on Sunday, with officials saying on Saturday that 1,430 people were confirmed dead, following the back-to-back 7.2 and 7.5 magnitude earthquakes which hit near the coastal area of La Guiara on Wednesday.