Venezuelan earthquake death toll rises as rescues mingle with anguished recoveries

The rescue of a toddler six days after the earthquakes gave hope to Venezuelans still grappling with over 50,000 missing loved ones as survivors plead for food and medicine.

LA GUAIRA, Venezuela — A child’s miraculous rescue. An injured man in a makeshift hospital, hoping to hear from his three missing children. A daughter unable to retrieve her father’s body from the rubble.

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