More Than 100 Venezuelans Who were Deported From Us Hours Before Earthquakes are Missing
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AI GeneratedOver 1,700 people are confirmed dead following devastating twin earthquakes in Venezuela, with tens of thousands still missing. The tragedy is compounded by the fact that over 100 U.S. deportees were staying in a hotel that collapsed shortly after their arrival. While some miraculous rescues have occurred, slow government response and frequent aftershocks continue to hinder recovery efforts.
We're learning more than a hundred people deported from the U.S. were in a
hotel that collapsed in the earthquakes in Venezuela. Their families say their
plane arrived just hours before the quakes hit last week. And we're told 146
Venezuelans including 19 women and seven children were on the plane. The group was
then sent to a hotel that later collapsed in the quakes. No word yet on
how many of them managed to make it out. ABC's James Longman has the latest on
the search for the tens of thousands of people who remain missing. They're still
finding miracles in Venezuela to huge twin earthquakes ripped through the
country. Just arrived in La Guerra and this gives you an idea of the level of
destruction. Just about every building along the seafront looks like this.
Somehow through all this some have survived. This 21 year old man was saved
after being buried for a hundred and six hours. He called his rescuers
angels. The crews pulled out an 11 year old boy and another boy was saved with
his father. And a nine month old baby was rescued with her mother by a crew
from Fairfax County Virginia. That team worked through translators for 10 hours
to get her out from under what was an eight-story building. This man says his
sister is still trapped. His family recorded a phone call with her. But for
so many hope is fading. She was in the kitchen. Domingo was on FaceTime with his
sister and her nine-year-old son when the quake hit. He knows they did not make
it. Can you tell me how you're feeling right now? I cannot describe this because
now I am the only son. I'm so sorry. More than 1,700 are now confirmed dead and the
danger of aftershocks is still real tonight. We felt one just as we were
getting ready to go live. That's an aftershock. Everyone has sent a lot of
panic. Take a look down here. People are running away from the buildings because
that is the level of terror. There have been more than 600 aftershocks since
those massive quakes. The level of devastation here in La Guerra, the
inaccessibility, the slow government response means that days after those
earthquakes hit, some people are only just seeing a rescue effort. Tens of
thousands of people are still missing. James Longman, ABC News in La Guerra,
Venezuela. These images are just horrible to look at. I mean you can help the
people affected by the Venezuela earthquakes. Scan the QR code on your
screen right now or you can go to redcross.org slash ABC. Your donation
helps the Red Cross prepare, respond and help people recover.

