‘We don’t have a choice’: Venezuelan pleads for heavy machinery to help find those in rubble

After magnitude-7.5 and magnitude-7.2 earthquakes brought dozens of buildings crashing down in La Guaira, Venezuela, neighbors and search teams raced to rescue survivors from the rubble. In many parts of the country, heavy machinery is scarce, leaving volunteers to rely on whatever tools they could find to carve through concrete. Subscribe to The Washington Post on YouTube: https://wapo.st/2QOdcqK Follow us: X: https://x.com/washingtonpost Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/washingtonpost/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/washingtonpost/ Threads: https://www.threads.com/@washingtonpost Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/washingtonpost.com