In photos: Recovery efforts continue in the wake of Venezuela earthquakes as survival window closes
Wednesday evening’s 7.2 and 7.5 magnitude earthquakes were among the strongest to strike Venezuela. On Friday the death toll surpassed 920 dead with more than 51,000 still missing.
A woman cries next to damaged buildings on Saturday, three days after an earthquake struck in La Guaira, Venezuela.Matias Delacroix/The Associated Press
Buildings destroyed by the twin earthquakes in La Guaira.Matias Delacroix/The Associated Press
Rescue workers search through the rubble in Catia La Mar on Saturday, three days after earthquakes struck Venezuela.Fernando Vergara/The Associated Press
Rescue workers pull survivor Moises Calzadilla, 11, from the rubble three days after earthquakes struck La Guaira.Fernando Vergara/The Associated Press
Colombian search-and-rescue workers celebrate after rescuing Moises Calzadilla.Fernando Vergara/The Associated Press
An aerial view of collapsed residential buildings in La Guaira.Matias Delacroix/The Associated Press
A person sits atop the rubble of a collapsed building as rescuers continue the search for survivors in La Guaira.Gaby Oraa/Reuters
People queue to receive food and water donations in Caraballeda.MIGUEL MEDINA/Reuters
Locals look on at a destroyed neighbourhood as the search for survivors continues in Caraballeda.MAURICIO VALENZUELA/AFP/Getty Images
Rescuers transport a man pulled from the rubble of a building in La Guaira.Fernando Vergara/The Associated Press
Rescue workers look for survivors in the rubble of a residential building in Catia La Mar.Matias Delacroix/The Associated Press
Displaced people sleep in makeshift shelters in the street in La Guiara.Fernando Vergara/The Associated Press
Venezuelan soldiers unload aid in La Guaira.Matias Delacroix/The Associated Press
Volunteers embrace amid the rubble of collapsed buildings in Caraballeda.MAURICIO VALENZUELA/AFP/Getty Images
Firefighters and volunteers work amidst the rubble of a collapsed building in La Guaira.Gaby Oraa/Reuters
Displaced residents search through a pile of donated clothing at a temporary refugee camp in La Guaira.Gaby Oraa/Reuters
A Venezuelan flag is seen painted on a damaged wall amid the rubble of a collapsed building in Caraballeda.MARYORIN MENDEZ/AFP/Getty Images
Family members look on as firefighters and volunteers search for their loved ones in the rubble of a collapsed building in La Guaira.Gaby Oraa/Reuters
Members of the French Civil Security Training and Intervention Regimen arrive to help with rescue efforts in Caraballeda.MIGUEL MEDINA/Reuters
A person walks past destroyed buildings at Catia La Mar.Edilzon Gamez/Getty Images
A member of the El Salvador rescue team hold a dog as the search for survivors continues in La Guaira.Leonardo Fernandez Viloria/Reuters
Rescuers raise their hands calling for silence to listen for victims buried in the rubble of a building in La Guaira.Maxwell Briceno/Reuters
Mexican soldiers participating in rescue efforts search for survivors in the rubble of a collapsed building in La Guaira.Leonardo Fernandez Viloria/Reuters
Displaced people carry mattresses through the rubble in La Guaira.Maxwell Briceno/Reuters
A Mexican soldier participating in the rescue effort searches for survivors in the rubble of a collapsed building in La Guaira.Leonardo Fernandez Viloria/Reuters
Volunteers dig through the rubble of a collapsed building looking for survivors in La Guaira.Gaby Oraa/Reuters
Residents and rescue workers search through the rubble of a building two days after an earthquake struck in La Guaira.Matias Delacroix/The Associated Press