India, July 1 -- Rescue operations in twin earthquake-hit Venezuela are currently underway despite the closure of the critical 72-hour window to rescue people alive. The death toll currently stands close to 2,000, while 43,000 others remain missing.

Widespread destruction and structural collapse followed the country after it was struck by 7.2 and 7.5 magnitude earthquakes mere seconds apart on June 24.

As per numbers collated by the Venezuelan government, opposition, UNICEF, and National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), at least 1,943 people have been killed so far, more than 10,500 injured, about 16,000 left homeless, more than 6,400 people rescued, about 43,000 missing, around 680,000 children in need of humanitarian assis...