
The affected areas in Venezuela risk becoming a huge morgue, with the scale of the disaster now reaching terrifying proportions.
The two powerful earthquakes, measuring 7.2 and 7.5 on the Richter scale, that shook the country overnight have caused an unprecedented humanitarian crisis.
According to the latest official update from the country's acting president, Delcy Rodriguez, the confirmed death toll remains at 164, but the country's leadership clearly warns that this number is expected to increase significantly in the coming days.
At the same time, anxiety has reached its peak for the more than 30,000 people who have been officially declared missing.
This list is growing rapidly, with families filling a special website with photos of their loved ones, desperately seeking information.