Tens of thousands of people urgently need food and shelter in Venezuela after the two devastating earthquakes that killed nearly 2,000, the UN said on Tuesday, as doctors warned of outbreaks of disease with survivors sleeping in the streets. Last week's 7.2 and 7.5 magnitude shocks – one of the worst earthquake disasters in Latin America – collapsed whole residential complexes, left tens of thousands unaccounted for and prompted frantic search-and-rescue operations for survivors trapped in the rubble. The UN refugee agency said "food shortages are widespread, basic services have broken down and connectivity has been largely severed" in the port city of La Guaira – the worst hit area north of the capital Caracas. "They give out supplies here, but sometimes people nearly kill each other for food ... it's like a cockfight," said Daniela Armas, 18, a vendor in La Guaira who was injured falling from a motorbike during the quakes.
Venezuela: Mother and baby among earthquake survivors as rescue time runs out
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