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Search and rescue operations are continuing in Venezuela six days after two powerful earthquakes struck the country's northern coast, with the death toll rising to at least 1,700 as rescuers race to find survivors.
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00:00Search and rescue operations are continuing in Venezuela, six days after two powerful earthquakes devastated the country's northern coast.
00:08The death toll has risen to at least 1,700, with more than 5,000 people injured as rescuers race
00:15to find survivors.
00:18Aftershocks continue to rattle the region, although no new damage has been reported.
00:23As the humanitarian crisis deepens, frustration is mounting over the government's response, with tens of thousands of people still missing
00:31or unaccounted for, and many more left homeless.
00:34The international response has also expanded, with 30 countries sending emergency supplies, alongside more than 3,600 rescue workers and
00:43support personnel.
00:45Between 7.2 and 7.5 magnitude earthquakes struck last Wednesday, devastating the northern state of La Guayra.
00:52It is one of Venezuela's deadliest natural disasters in recent years.
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