The death toll from Venezuela’s twin earthquakes has risen to 2,645, with 12,666 injured and more than 890 aftershocks recorded as of Saturday, officials said. The latest figures, confirmed by interim President Delcy Rodríguez, mark a sharp increase from the 2,595 deaths reported just 24 hours earlier . The United Nations now estimates that up to 50,000 people may still be missing, underscoring the catastrophe’s staggering scale.

Rescue operations continue in the hardest-hit coastal towns of La Guaira and Caraballeda, where entire neighborhoods lie in ruins. A nine-year-old boy, Fabio, who had survived nine days trapped under six meters of rubble in the collapsed Tahiti apartment building, was pronounced dead on Friday, ending a desperate international effort to locate him . Meanwhile, Gustavo Romero Matamoros, chief of police in La Guaira, remains trapped in the debris of a collapsed condominium in Catia La Mar, communicating with rescuers via Morse code after his hand was crushed .

Over 3,300 international rescue workers from 31 countries, including Turkey, the Netherlands, and the Czech Republic, have deployed alongside 140 search dogs to scour the wreckage . Turkish teams alone have contributed 75 personnel, five vehicles, and six rescue dogs, working around the clock in the devastated tourist town of Caraballeda, now reduced to rubble . The Czech rescue team leader, Petr Vodička, described the scene as a “war zone,” noting that survival chances diminish hourly but that teams are “still hoping for a miracle” .

The crisis has also exposed deep political tensions. Wilmer Cruz, a volunteer rescuer known as “El Topo de La Guaira,” was briefly detained by Chavista agents in the earthquake zone before being released on Friday, a move condemned by opposition figures who accuse the government of obstructing aid efforts . Exiled opposition leader María Corina Machado has called for her return to Venezuela, arguing that her presence could help stabilize the crisis response .

Survivors, meanwhile, are grappling with the psychological toll. Families are forced to identify loved ones in makeshift morgues under the blazing sun, while others refuse to return to damaged buildings, fearing further tremors . With the economy in tatters and entire communities displaced, the road to recovery remains uncertain, even as the world watches the desperate race against time.

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