In the first, crucial days after Venezuela’s earthquake, the people closest to the disaster were on their own.

Venezuelans are digging barehanded through mountains of concrete from last week’s earthquakes for loved ones.

In the days since two devastating earthquakes, search teams and locals had believed that there were no signs of life under a mountain of concrete in La Guaira, one of the areas…

“We need help,” one survivor said, as Venezuelans search for loved ones and wait for aid after deadly earthquakes.

Amid diminishing hope, a preliminary assessment via satellite data says the two earthquakes likely damaged or destroyed 58,870 buildings.

In the first, crucial days after Venezuela’s earthquake, the people closest to the disaster were on their own.

Venezuelans, with help from around the world, were still searching Wednesday for survivors a week after massive earthquakes killed nearly 2,000 and left thousands unaccounted for.

As frustration with the government disaster response grows, everyday citizens are organising to distribute aid.