Venezuela earthquakes: 589 confirmed dead so far as international rescue teams arrive – latest updates

‘We hope to rescue as many living people as possible’, says the acting president, Delcy Rodríguez, but authorities fear the death toll will be in the thousandsChina’s president Xi Jinping said Beijing was ready to provide Venezuela with “disaster relief and reconstruction” assistance.Xi sent a message of condolence to Venezuela’s interim president Delcy Rodríguez today, according to Chinese state news agency Xinhua. Continue reading...