In Venezuela, the confirmed death toll from twin earthquakes has risen to 589 and is expected to rise, as international rescue teams, including from Mexico, Brazil, Cuba and the United States, have joined the round-the-clock search for survivors trapped in the rubble. Thousands of people remain missing. Hospitals are rapidly reaching a breaking point, with Venezuela’s Health Ministry reporting an estimated 4,300 injured people. Many residents of the capital Caracas, La Guaira and surrounding areas have nowhere else to go after their homes were flattened by the back-to-back earthquakes. The president of Venezuela’s National Assembly, Jorge Rodríguez, said 250 buildings had been damaged or destroyed, with La Guaira the most heavily impacted.

Jorge Rodríguez: “This is the time to save lives. This is the time to rescue people. This is the time to assist those who are at this moment trapped beneath the rubble of all of the buildings, apartment blocks, shopping centers, bridges and roads that were damaged and directly struck the people.”

Jorge Rodríguez is the brother of the acting President Delcy Rodríguez. After headlines, we’ll go to Caracas for the latest.