Across La Guaira, families refused to give up on missing relatives, digging through collapsed buildings themselves as they waited for help.

Terremotos en Venezuela | En La Guaira, los gritos en búsqueda de familiares no paran. El trabajo a pico y pala y sin maquinaria está a cargo principalmente de los propios…

Residents of La Guaira, a popular spot for beachgoers and the worst-hit city in the country, and Moron, near the quakes' epicenter, were scrambling amid limited official help.