Name: Rescue Teams Scramble to Find Survivors in Venezuela as Death Toll Rises to 2,295
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Description: Efforts are paying off—with a three-year-old boy pulled from the rubble after being trapped for nearly a week.

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International rescue teams continue searching collapsed apartment buildings and homes in Venezuela in the wake of a pair of deadly earthquakes, even as hopes of finding more survivors fade and the mission increasingly shifts toward recovery.

Efforts are paying off—with a three-year-old boy pulled from the rubble after being trapped for nearly a week. NTD's Daniel Monaghan has the latest on relief and rescue efforts.

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