Venezuela search teams scramble as hope fades of finding quake survivors

Hope is dwindling for finding survivors in Venezuela more than four days after powerful twin earthquakes struck the nation. At least 1,450 people have died, and tens of thousands are still unaccounted for.

Despite the grim outlook, rescue teams found a man and his teenage son alive under the rubble in Caraballeda on Sunday. The discovery offered a small glimmer of hope in an ongoing tragedy that has shaken a country already grappling with an economic crisis.

The critical 72-hour window for rescuing trapped victims has passed, leaving many fearing the worst. Millions more are feared to lack sanitation and other basic needs following one of Latin America's most devastating earthquake disasters. The back-to-back quakes, measuring 7.2 and 7.5 magnitude, also severely damaged approximately 774 buildings.