With at least 920 dead and more than 51,000 missing, a critical 72-hour window for rescuing survivors has almost closed.

Desperate Venezuelans battled Thursday to rescue loved ones trapped alive beneath the rubble of collapsed buildings after two major earthquakes that killed at least 164 people.

At least 164 people have been killed and nearly 1,000 others injured in Venezuela with the death toll expected to climb, according to the country's acting president.