Venezuela earthquakes kill 920 people as families desperate for news

Venezuela earthquakes kill 920 people as families desperate for newsTo play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.This video can not be playedFigure caption, 'They are all I have': Mother searches for missing daughtersByTom McArthurPublished21 minutes agoMore than 900 people have been killed and 3,360 others injured in the Venezuela earthquakes, according to the government, as rescuers keep searching for survivors and families wait desperately for news.The injured are being treated in makeshift medical facilities after dozens of buildings in the country's north were destroyed by the two quakes, including in the capital Caracas.A senior government official said hundreds of international rescue workers have arrived in the country, with more on the way.Two powerful earthquakes rocked Venezuela within seconds of each other on Wednesday. The second quake was one of the strongest tremors to hit the country in a century, at a magnitude of 7.5.Devastating images from the Venezuelan earthquake'I thought I was going to die' - Venezuelans describe earthquake panicPublished1 day agoVenezuela earthquakes in maps and graphics - where they hit and how severe they could bePublished1 day agoLa Guaira, a region north of the capital, has been hit the hardest, officials said. The state is also home to one of the country's two main ports and to Simón Bolívar International Airport in Maiquetía - the country's main airport.Many people are missing, and it is likely the death toll will rise as rescue efforts continue.In La Guaira, Natacha Diaz told the BBC that her two daughters - aged 22 and 23 - were trapped under the rubble of a collapsed shopping centre, where they worked as manicurists."They were with their friends," she said. "I just want them to be found. I have faith and hope that they are there.""I just want them back with me. They are all I have, please."National assembly head Jorge Rodriguez said...