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Colombia has announced it will only accept rescue teams from four specific countries, as the critical 72-hour survival window for earthquake victims begins to close. The decision aims to streamline international aid efforts following a recent earthquake.
A series of strong earthquakes in Venezuela has resulted in a death toll exceeding 900, with rescue teams intensifying efforts to find thousands of people still trapped in the rubble. International aid and local responders are racing against time to locate survivors.
Foreign rescue teams are arriving in earthquake-hit Venezuela, where the official death toll from the twin earthquakes has rapidly increased to 589 and is expected to rise further.
As 72 hours pass since an earthquake in Colombia, there is public surprise and criticism that the government has not accepted assistance from foreign rescue teams.
Devastating twin earthquakes have struck Venezuela, flattening areas in and around Caracas and causing widespread panic. The death toll has risen to at least 589, with thousands more missing and injured, as foreign rescue teams and aid arrive. The rare geological phenomenon of 'seismic doublets' is being discussed, and dramatic footage from an airplane during the quakes has been released.
The death toll from recent earthquakes in Venezuela has risen to nearly 3,000, with international rescue teams, including canine units, beginning to conclude their operations. Criticism has emerged regarding the slow pace of state aid distribution.