The ‘golden window’ to reach survivors of Venezuela’s twin earthquakes ran out last night, with rescuers fearing tens of thousands are dead under the rubble.
Nearly 1,500 people are confirmed dead – but at least 50,000 are missing after back-to-back earthquakes struck the South American country on Wednesday evening.
Rescuers continued to pull people from the rubble yesterday – including a newborn baby, which survived.
But one rescuer told CNN: ‘The clock is running out. We consider the first 48 to 72 hours after a quake as the golden window to reach people buried alive under the rubble.
‘After that the chances of survival
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