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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