Venezuela quakes: Families refuse to give up search of missing
Summary
Families in La Guaira are searching the rubble for loved ones still missing 10 weeks after devastating back-to-back earthquakes hit Venezuela. With trust in authorities low, relatives say they are continuing the search on their own despite disputed official death and missing-person figures.
Key Points
- Relatives are combing through the ruins in La Guaira to find 18-year-old Andrés Molina, who has been missing since the June 24 earthquakes.
- The family says authorities have provided no help, so they are organizing the search themselves.
- Independent estimates put the number of missing far above the government’s figure of 1,500.
- La Guaira, just north of Caracas, was among the hardest-hit areas in the disaster.
