‘Is there anyone alive?’: 12 hours with Venezuelan doctors in quake-hit disaster zone

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The death toll in Venezuela’s twin earthquake disaster reached 1,430 on June 27.

The death toll in Venezuela’s twin earthquake disaster reached 1,430 on June 27.

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Fabiola Ferrero and Julie Turkewitz

The doctors thought they were headed out to save lives.

When they arrived at the heart of Venezuela’s disaster zone, they were told they would be searching for the dead.

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