Overwhelmed hospitals are racing to save lives in the aftermath of Venezuela’s earthquakes as the stench of decay seeps from collapsed buildings throughout Caracas and families hold onto hope of finding loved ones.

The earthquakes that hit Venezuela 6 days ago may have damaged or destroyed 58,000 buildings, NASA says, as rescuers race the clock to find survivors.

Video footage shows rescuers cheering as the child is pulled from rubble in La Guaira state.

Videos capture some of the harrowing recoveries and frantic, ongoing rescue attempts, as international response efforts near one week.

U.S. officials called a bid by María Corina Machado, the Nobel Peace Prize winner, to return to earthquake-battered Venezuela a “political stunt” that has distracted from recovery efforts.

With nearly fifty thousand people still missing, an improvised rescue operation comprising civilians, local firefighters, and foreign brigades is racing to sift through the wreckage.

More than a 100 people deported from the U.S. were staying at a shelter in Venezuela that collapsed during two deadly earthquakes.

A Riverside County pastor was killed and his wife was injured when their hotel collapsed during the pair of powerful earthquakes that struck near Caracas, Venezuela, last week.

Venezuela’s acting President Delcy Rodríguez has little room to turn away any government willing to lend a hand in the aftermath of devastating earthquakes.

At least 1,700 people have died and tens of thousands are feared missing after the twin quakes.