Acting President Delcy Rodríguez said the desperate search would continue as officials warned the death toll would likely climb.

Hundreds of people remained trapped under collapsed buildings and many others were still unaccounted for on Thursday after two powerful earthquakes struck Venezuela, killing at least 235 people, injuring more than 4,

Back-to-back earthquakes rocked Venezuela last night, killing at least 235 people and injuring more than 4,300, Venezuelan Health Minister Carlos Alvara

The death toll is expected to climb and many residents are on the streets in Caracas and surrounding communities after twin earthquakes in Venezuela.

A missing child. A boyfriend in the rubble. Venezuelans in this hard-hit city said they needed more help to rescue the missing.

Live view from Caracas after Venezuela was struck by back-to-back 7.2 and 7.5 magnitude earthquakes, among the strongest in more than a century. Acting President Delcy Rodríguez said at least 164 were dead and 971 injured.

At least 1,430 people died in this week’s devastating twin earthquakes in Venezuela, the country’s top lawmaker said in an update Saturday.