Venezuela earthquake: father and son found alive in rubble after four days as death toll nears 1,500

Twin earthquakes measuring seven point two and seven point five magnitude have devastated Venezuela, killing nearly fifteen hundred people. On Sunday, French and American rescue teams found a man and his teenage son alive under rubble in Caraballeda, about forty kilometers north of Caracas—nearly four days after the quakes struck. The discovery has renewed search efforts, though survival chances are fading. According to The Guardian, nearly two hundred buildings were completely destroyed, and Venezuela's mortuaries are overwhelmed.

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