Venezuela quake toll hits 1400 with 55,000 still missing

Members of the French Civil Security Training and Intervention Regiment (UIISC 7) help residents in the search for victims, following earthquakes, in Caraballeda, La Guaira state, Venezuela. Photo: MIGUEL MEDINA/Pool via REUTERS The death toll from Venezuela's devastating twin earthquakes rose above 1,400 on Saturday as foreign rescue teams poured into the country and authorities pressed on with the search for survivors in the hardest-hit coastal areas.