Venezuela earthquakes updates: 3-year-old boy pulled out of rubble after 6 days
Two powerful earthquakes struck Venezuela on Wednesday evening.
At least 1,943 people have died and another 10,571 people were injured from a pair of powerful earthquakes that devastated Venezuela, officials said.
The two quakes -- a 7.2 magnitude one followed just seconds later by a 7.5 -- struck the coast of Venezuela on Wednesday evening, knocking down buildings in Caracas, the capital, and sending residents racing into the street.
Responders are still undertaking rescue operations, searching for people thought to be under the rubble.
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Woman speaks out after surviving earthquake with newborn
Dayana Patiño and her son Juan David were pulled from the rubble of their collapsed apartment building early Friday after being trapped for more than 30 hours.
Rescuers were able to get water to the infant by sliding a straw through a pipe amid the rubble, Patiño said.
"The one who gave me the strength not to fall into despair was my son," Patiño told ABC News in Spanish. "I kept saying, 'As long as he was alive, I was going to be alive.'"
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Death toll rises to at least 1,943
The death toll in Venezuela has climbed to 1,943, Venezuelan lawmaker Jorge Rodriguez said Tuesday.
Another 10,571 people were injured, he said.
Rescue efforts are ongoing, he said.
Death toll rises to 1,719
The death toll in Venezuela has climbed to 1,719, Venezuelan lawmaker Jorge Rodriguez said.
Another 5,034 people were injured, he said.
'We are procuring 10,000 body bags,' UN envoy says
As the death toll rises, United Nations Resident Coordinator in Venezuela Gianluca Rampolla del Tindaro said, "We are procuring … 10,000 body bags."
"At least 2,500 structures are affected, most of which fully collapsed," he said.
Rampolla del Tindaro said the Venezuelan government is still leading search and rescue operations.
"We are beyond the 72-hour critical window, but this is one of the miracles of this country -- rescuers are still being able to pull out alive people," he said. "Yesterday alone, seven persons were moved out of the rubble."