Venezuela: Mother and baby among earthquake survivors as rescue time runs out

Twin earthquakes struck Venezuela on June twenty-fourth. Five days later, rescue teams are still searching through rubble, though the grim death toll has reached over one thousand four hundred. Experts say the first seventy-two hours after a natural disaster are critical for finding survivors alive, and that window is nearly closed. A mother and baby are among those pulled from the wreckage in recent days. As rescue operations continue, hope is fading for finding more survivors. According to France 24, time is running out.

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