Hundreds of Caracas Volunteers Search Collapsed Building 3 Days After Double Quakes
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Updated · The New York Times · Jun 28
Hundreds of Caracas Volunteers Search Collapsed Building 3 Days After Double Quakes
3 articles · Updated · The New York Times · Jun 28
Summary
Hundreds of volunteers gathered Saturday night at Caracas’s collapsed Residencia Rita apartment building, still searching for possible survivors three days after Wednesday’s twin earthquakes.
A severe shortage of heavy rescue machinery forced residents and trained volunteers to rely on a single jackhammer, pickaxes and bucket brigades to clear multiple stories of concrete.
San Bernardino’s rescue effort turned into a broad community mobilization, with people lining up like firefighters to pass rubble hand to hand toward the street.
A 14-member volunteer team led by journalist María Alejandra Navarro joined the search, underscoring how civilians are filling gaps in the formal emergency response.