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American rescue teams
Coverage of American rescue teams in the Nexus archive.
- Critical rescue window passes in quake-hit Venezuela as death toll nears 1,500
Critical rescue window for Venezuela's earthquake survivors has passed, with the death toll surpassing 1,450 and nearly 200 buildings collapsing. A man and his teen son were rescued alive from rubble in Caraballeda by French and American teams, offering a brief glimmer of hope.
- Venezuela earthquake: father and son found alive in rubble after four days as death toll nears 1,500
A father and son were found alive under rubble in Venezuela four days after twin earthquakes, as the death toll surpassed 1,450. Rescue teams from France and the U.S. discovered the survivors in Caraballeda, a town 40km north of Caracas, where the quakes destroyed nearly 200 buildings.