Venezuela quakes kill almost 1,500, with millions more in need

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Twin earthquakes in Venezuela have caused nearly 1,500 deaths and left millions without access to sanitation and basic needs. US aid flights have started arriving in Caracas, with runway operations at Simon Bolivar International Airport and US military planes and naval ship involved in relief efforts.

The death toll in Venezuela’s twin earthquake disaster reached 1,430 Saturday, and millions more were feared to lack sanitation and other basic needs, as the first US aid flights trickled into Caracas. Facing public outrage at the response by local officials, US-backed interim Venezuelan leader Delcy Rodriguez said the country was “not alone”. The US said one runway at Simon Bolivar International Airport was now functioning and that C-17 US military planes were landing there, while a naval ship...