Rescuing Survivors Crucial After Venezuela Quakes

LA GUAIRA, Venezuela (AP) — The situation has grown more desperate by the hour in Venezuela as people dig through the rubble of collapsed homes and apartment buildings. The country is entering its third day after the devastating one-two punch of 7.2 and 7.5-magnitude earthquakes. And people know time is running out on the best window for finding survivors — aid agencies consider the first 48 to 72 hours to be a crucial time frame to retrieve people alive. That be extended if they have access to food and water, however. Authorities announced Friday night that they would block access to La Guaira, the epicenter of the destruction.