Two powerful earthquakes struck Venezuela on Wednesday evening.
At least 1,430 people were killed and more than 3,200 were injured as a pair of powerful earthquakes struck Venezuela on Wednesday evening, officials said on Friday.
The two quakes -- a 7.2 magnitude one followed just seconds later by a 7.5 -- struck the coast of Venezuela, knocking down buildings in Caracas, the capital, and sending residents racing into the street.
Responders are undertaking "intensive rescue operations" on Thursday, searching for people thought to be under the rubble, acting President Delcy Rodriguez said.
The death toll in Venezuela rose to 1,430 on Saturday, Jorge Rodriguez, the leader of Venezuela’s National Assembly, said on state TV.
Rodriguez said that 3,238 people were injured and more than 400 aftershocks have been recorded.
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The two federal search and rescue teams that were sent to Venezuela at max deployment levels are currently on the ground there pulling people from collapsed buildings, a U.S. official told ABC News Saturday.
"We heard that survivors were found in the last few hours, and they're going to work as hard as they can over the next few days out in the field," the official said.
The official then said that two teams from Miami-Dade, Florida, had been activated and federalized, marking the first time in over a decade the State Department had deployed USAR teams beyond USA-1 and USA-2.
The senior administration official announced that U.S. teams had repaired one of the runways at Simón Bolivar airport.
In addition to $150 million already committed to the Venezuela earthquakes response, the official said the Trump administration was preparing "an additional package right now of nine figures that we're going to announce in the next day or so."
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Emergency response teams from Venezuelan and other countries were working early on Saturday, combing the rubble for survivors after two powerful earthquakes struck the capital and nearby cities on Wednesday evening, the acting president said.
Acting President Delcy Rodriguiz said in an update at 1 a.m. local time that electric services had been restored to about 60% of what they had been prior to the quakes.
More than 14,000 officials were working in La Guaira, a hard-hit area north of Caracas, the capital, Rodriguiz said. Access to that area remained restricted as military and other officials searched the wreckage, she said.
A "saturation" of food and water had been surging into areas where supplies were needed, she added.
At least 30 search teams from various countries were searching the rubble in Venezuela on Friday, according to the U.N. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, which said it had organized at least 17 teams.
The foreign teams included more than 1,600 personnel and more than 100 dogs, the agency said.
"After an earthquake, the first 72 hours are critical to saving lives," the agency said on Friday, adding that in the search for survivors "every second matters."
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Venezuelan President Delcy Rodriguez said on social media Friday that President Donald Trump and Sec. of State Marco Rubio have reached out in support following the deadly earthquakes.
"I received a call from President Donald Trump and the Secretary of State, Marco Rubio, who reaffirmed the United States Government’s support during this difficult time for Venezuela," Rodriguez said.
"They reaffirmed their commitment to supporting the response efforts by sending rescue workers, specialist equipment, support for temporary shelters and humanitarian aid for the affected families. We are deeply grateful for this gesture of friendship and cooperation," Rodriguez added.
