Venezuela earthquake latest: Frustration and fading hopes with thousands still missing after twin quakes

Hopes were fading Monday that survivors might still be found from the powerful twin earthquakes that rocked Venezuela, even as more international teams arrived to boost desperate search efforts

Hopes were fading Monday that survivors might still be found from the powerful twin earthquakes that rocked Venezuela, even as more international teams arrived to boost desperate search efforts.

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A critical 72-hour window for rescuing people trapped beneath collapsed buildings has now passed, after a weekend that saw glimmers of hope for local residents and foreign responders scouring the rubble — including a father and his son pulled out alive after four days.

The death toll has risen to 1,450, but tens of thousands remain unaccounted for amid growing criticism of the government’s response and limited access to heavy equipment in the hardest-hit state La Guaira.