Critical rescue window passes in quake-hit Venezuela as death toll nears 1,500

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The death toll from twin powerful earthquakes in Venezuela nears 1,500 with the critical rescue window closing as nearly 200 buildings have collapsed. International rescue efforts are underway to find survivors under the debris in the town of Caraballeda near Caracas.

The critical window for finding survivors of powerful twin earthquakes that struck Venezuela narrowed further on Monday, with time running out for those still buried beneath the debris. The death toll has surpassed 1,450 and nearly 200 buildings have completely collapsed. A man and his teen son were found alive under the rubble Sunday by French and American rescue teams in Caraballeda, a town about 40km north of Caracas. The rescue offered a glimmer of hope in an ongoing tragedy that has shaken...