Experts say the first 72 hours after natural disasters define the narrow window for rescuing the living. After that the search usually becomes one of recovering bodies.
Critical 72-hour rescue window closes in Venezuela as earthquake death toll nears 1,500
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Thu 00:38 - Washington Examiner
‘High casualties’ feared after two powerful earthquakes rock Venezuela: USGS
Thu 00:48 - RTE.ie
Thousands feared dead after earthquakes hit Venezuela - RTE.ie
Thu 02:33 - Lynnwood Times
Back-to-Back mega earthquakes rock Venezuela, thousands feared dead - Lynnwood Times
Thu 02:50 - Fox News
Players, fans flee stadium as powerful earthquakes strike during Venezuela baseball game
Thu 03:01 - Rediff
2 massive earthquakes hit Venezuela, thousands feared dead - Rediff
Thu 03:58 - SRF International
State of emergency declared - Severe earthquakes shake Venezuela - thousands of deaths feared
Thu 04:03 - organiser.org
Venezuela Earthquake 2026: Powerful 7.5 & 7.2 magnitude tremors leave the country in ruins; State of emergency declared - organiser.org
Thu 04:16 - Al Jazeera English
Thousands feared dead as twin earthquakes cause devastation across Venezuel
Thu 04:20 - Rediff
2 powerful quakes rattle Venezuela, thousands feared dead, emergency declared - Rediff
Thu 04:21 - Tagesschau
Many deaths feared: earthquakes shake Venezuela
Thu 04:28 - Al Jazeera
Thousands feared dead as twin earthquakes cause devastation across Venezuel - Al Jazeera
Thu 05:23 - Al Jazeera English
In pictures: Venezuela hit by twin earthquakes
Thu 06:55 - Euronews
Moment earthquake hits Venezuela, sending people fleeing in panic
Thu 07:46 - Al Jazeera English
‘We hugged each other and ran’: Venezuelans recount earthquake horror
Thu 07:56 - Al Jazeera
‘We hugged each other and ran’: Venezuelans recount earthquake horror - Al Jazeera
Thu 08:39 - Al Jazeera English
Moments of panic as earthquakes strike Venezuela
Thu 08:42 - Al Jazeera
Venezuela earthquakes kill at least 32, injure more than 700 others - Al Jazeera
Thu 08:56 - Devdiscourse
Devastating Earthquakes Strike Venezuela: Thousands Feared Dead - Devdiscourse
Thu 09:03 - DD India
PM Modi expresses grief over devastation caused by Venezuela earthquakes, offers assistance - DD India
Thu 09:11 - Seoul Economic Daily
Twin Quakes Up to 7.5 Strike Venezuela 40 Seconds Apart, Death Toll May Top 10,000 - Seoul Economic Daily
Thu 09:15 - Al Jazeera English
In pictures: Aftermath of twin earthquakes in Venezuela
Thu 10:41 - Al Jazeera
Venezuela earthquakes: Why is Central America so vulnerable to tremors? - Al Jazeera
Thu 11:44 - BBC Headlines
Venezuela earthquakes in maps and graphics - where they hit and how severe they could be
Thu 12:00 - UN News All
Venezuela quake disaster: UN urges collective effort to help victims
Thu 15:34 - France 24
Venezuelans search rubble for quake survivors with thousands feared dead
Thu 16:36 - Al Jazeera English
Venezuela struggles to respond to devastating twin earthquakes
Thu 19:01 - Al-Monitor
Turkey, Venezuela discuss aid after deadly earthquakes, source says
Thu 20:36 - Al-Monitor
Factbox-International aid heads to Venezuela after deadly earthquake
Thu 22:50 - PBS Newshour
Venezuela's earthquake response hindered by economic and political crises
Fri 02:13 - Al Jazeera English
Hundreds trapped beneath buildings a day after Venezuela’s twin earthquakes
Fri 03:24 - BBC Headlines
Rescuers search rubble for survivors as Venezuela earthquakes kill at least 235
Fri 08:02 - Al Jazeera English
World aids rescue effort as Venezuela quake death toll hits 235
Fri 09:38 - France 24
Venezuela hunts for survivors of twin quakes as it waits for foreign aid
Fri 10:06 - BBC Headlines
Watch: Moment woman pulled from rubble alive
Fri 10:23 - Al Jazeera English
Baby pulled alive from rubble after Venezuela earthquake
Fri 11:36 - Al Jazeera English
Venezuela earthquakes: What happens in the first 72 hours?
Fri 12:00 - UN News All
Venezuela quake: ‘People still terrified to re-enter what were their homes’
Fri 12:00 - UN News Americas
Venezuela earthquakes LIVE: Death toll rises amid recovery and rescue efforts
Fri 12:23 - Fox News
Death toll from Venezuela earthquakes rises to at least 589, with thousands reported missing
Fri 15:04 - France 24
Why Venezuela’s ‘doublet’ earthquakes were so devastating
Fri 16:07 - BBC Headlines
Mother dies saving daughter in Venezuela earthquakes
Fri 16:28 - Euronews
'Help, we are trapped': Venezuela earthquake victims turn to Euronews' TikTok to beg for rescue"
Fri 19:52 - France 24
Venezuelans search for missing as earthquake death toll climbs
Fri 22:55 - PBS Newshour
Crews race to find survivors in mountains of rubble after Venezuela earthquakes
Sat 04:09 - BBC Headlines
Venezuela earthquakes kill 920 people as international rescue teams arrive
Sat 05:31 - SRF International
Swiss Seismological Service – Why was there no earthquake warning in Venezuela?
Sat 08:23 - Euronews
Searches continue for Venezuela earthquake survivors
Sat 08:47 - France 24
Venezuela quake toll tops 900
Sat 08:48 - Al Jazeera English
Venezuelans dig for earthquake survivors as 72-hour rescue window nears end
Sat 10:33 - France 24
Venezuela: Tens of thousands still missing after twin earthquakes
Sat 12:00 - UN News All
Venezuela earthquakes: International rescue teams join the search for survivors as death toll surpasses 1,400
Sat 12:11 - Fox News
Venezuelan earthquake death toll hits at least 920 as US rescuers race against critical survival window
Sat 12:51 - BBC Headlines
Watch: Moment newborn baby is rescued from Venezuela earthquake rubble
Sat 14:59 - Washington Examiner
US search and rescue teams deploy to help Venezuela earthquake response
Sat 15:38 - France 24
Venezuela: Survivors say rescue effort too slow
Sat 17:43 - DW All
Venezuela earthquakes: Nearly 7 million may be impacted — UN
Sat 17:43 - DW Top
Venezuela earthquakes: Nearly 7 million may be impacted — UN
Sat 19:38 - Al Jazeera English
Another powerful magnitude 4.8 earthquake hits near Venezuela
Sat 21:12 - BBC Headlines
'Every person saved is a miracle': Families call to trapped loved ones in region devastated by Venezuela quakes
Sun 02:08 - Fox News
American rescue teams pull infant alive from rubble in Venezuela days after devastating twin earthquakes
Sun 05:51 - Al Jazeera English
Venezuelan earthquake death toll rises amid increasingly dire search
Sun 05:54 - Aftenposten (NO)
11-year-old boy saved three days after the earthquakes in Venezuela
Sun 06:41 - Al Jazeera English
In pictures: Race against time to rescue Venezuela earthquake survivors
Sun 08:07 - France 24
'What are they waiting for?': Frustration grows at govt reponse as Venezuela quake death toll rises
Sun 08:55 - France 24
Venezuela: Search enters its third day, the window for finding survivors is rapidly closing
Sun 11:23 - France 24
Venezuela death toll reaches 1,430
Sun 12:39 - BBC Headlines
Two boys rescued from Venezuela earthquake rubble after days of being trapped
Sun 13:21 - Al Jazeera English
Stories of survivors of Venezuela’s earthquakes
Sun 16:25 - Fox News
33 rescued from Venezuelan rubble: Survival window desperately fading with nearly 50,000 missing
Sun 21:00 - Euronews
Joy as man pulled from rubble three days after Venezuela quake
Mon 00:41 - Al Jazeera English
Father and son pulled out alive four days after Venezuela earthquake
Mon 03:12 - Al Jazeera English
Venezuelans angry with government as time runs out to rescue survivors