Rescue teams recover infant and mother from Venezuela rubble three days after earthquakes

Search and rescue teams extracted a nine-month-old infant and his mother from rubble in Venezuela three days after two earthquakes struck the country. The same teams are continuing to search for hundreds of people still listed as missing. Officials have confirmed more than 1,000 deaths from the disaster.

Ongoing operations Rescue crews are working against a narrowing window for finding additional survivors. The effort remains active in affected areas as crews clear debris and check collapsed structures. No new casualty figures have been released since the initial count of more than 1,000 deaths.