Venezuela earthquake death toll reaches 1,430 as rescue efforts continue amid humanitarian crisis
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A devastating earthquake in Venezuela has killed at least 1,430 people, with tens of thousands missing and millions feared lacking sanitation. Rescue crews are racing against time to find survivors amid collapsed buildings. The disaster compounds an existing economic crisis and political upheaval following the capture of authoritarian leader Nicolás Maduro by US special forces. UNICEF reports 1.8 million people, including 680,000 children, are in need of humanitarian assistance.
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· 3 pulledRESCUE CREWS CONTINUE to race to find survivors in the rubble of Venezuela's powerful earthquakes as the death toll reached 1,430 yesterday and hopes dwindled.
Tens of thousands of people were reported missing as collapsed buildings dotted cities in a country already enduring an economic crisis and political upheaval
According to Unicef, 1.8 million people, including 680,000 children, are in need of humanitarian assistance following the earthquakes.
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