Officials said more than 1,600 foreign rescuers had arrived and that additional teams were on the way, adding to a growing international response to the twin quakes that struck on Wednesday and unleashed hundreds of aftershocks.

Tension running high as Venezuelans accuse government of an inadequate response to the back-to-back quakes that have devastated the South American nation

Death toll from earthquakes that struck Venezuela has risen to 1,430, Venezuelan National Assembly President Jorge Rodriguez said.

The death toll from Venezuela's devastating twin earthquakes rose above 1,400 on Saturday as foreign rescue teams poured into the country.

Families reported at least 68,900 people missing Saturday, three days after the one-two punch of 7.2 and 7.5 magnitude earthquakes devastated the South American nation.

The death toll from Venezuela's devastating twin earthquakes has risen above 1,400 as foreign rescue teams pour into the country and authorities...

The death toll from twin earthquakes in Venezuela has climbed above 920, with more than 50,000 people still unaccounted for two days after the quakes struck on Wednesday evening. These two...

The number of dead was expected to climb, and people reported tens of thousands of missing on independent digital databases.

The 7.2 and 7.5-magnitude earthquakes that struck on Wednesday evening were among the strongest in Venezuela in more than a century.

Venezuela's earthquake death toll reaches 1,430 as rescuers search for 68,900 missing amid escalating humanitarian crisis.

More than 51,000 people are missing after two quakes rocked Venezuela on Wednesday (Jun 24).