‘Every person saved is a miracle’: Families call to trapped loved ones in region devastated by Venezuela quakes

Traffic and crowds can sometimes hinder search efforts. Soldiers and Mexican volunteers repeatedly called for silence so they could listen for signs of life under the rubble.

People help as much as they can. Those who own drones use them to search for survivors or deceased in hard-to-reach places.

Families gather around drone video feeds, looking for something familiar. A piece of clothing, a lock of hair, an item. Anything that could bring news from a loved one.

As time passes, the unofficial death toll increases and so do the consequences.

“There is a smell… the dead can already be felt. This will make us and the children sick,” says Glendys Delgado.

Two buildings near where Delgado lived collapsed, but no official help arrived. “No one from the government came here, but thank God people from Caracas came to provide us with food support.”

Deiyer Gabril, 27, says every region is affected: “Macuto, Caribe… everything is bad there. And we can all feel the smell.”

Authorities reported Friday that 861 volunteers were in Venezuela and more were arriving from Mexico, the United States, El Salvador, Switzerland, Colombia and other countries.

Interim President Rodríguez said he met with US President Donald Trump and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Friday and they reaffirmed their commitment to sending rescue teams and relief supplies.