disaster response

Venezuela accused of blocking aid, rescuers after quakes kill over 1,700

Five days after twin earthquakes devastated Venezuela's Caribbean coast, growing anger over what critics call a slow and politically motivated disaster response has overshadowed rescue operations, even as the death toll climbed past 1,700 and tens of thousands remain missing.

Philippines earthquake death toll rises to 37 as rescuers search for survivors

A 7.8-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Mindanao in the southern Philippines on Monday morning, killing at least 37 people and injuring hundreds as rescue crews continued to search for survivors on Tuesday.