Two earthquakes struck west of Caracas just 39 seconds apart, killing more than 2,590 people in what has become Venezuela’s deadliest seismic disaster in modern memory. The first, a magnitude 7.2 foreshock,

The administration proclaimed itself a leader of the Western Hemisphere under the "Donroe Doctrine." A natural disaster has put that to the test.

For 10 minutes, interrupted only by the occasional ​cellphone ring or shout from a rescuer, people strained their ears for any sound of survivors of the twin earthquakes that last week destroyed six of the eight towers that made up the Hugo Chavez complex,

Here's a look at some of the major developments since major back-to-back earthquakes rocked Venezuela on June 24, devastating parts of a country already reeling from crisis after crisis.

Emergency workers have been trying to free Hernán Gil, who has been given an intravenous drip, for more than 100 hours.

CBS Miami, Neighbors 4 Neighbors and Global Empowerment Mission are collecting donations to help families affected by the devastating earthquakes in Venezuela.

Aid groups are warning that Venezuela's healthcare system is at its breaking point nearly a week after two powerful earthquakes hit the South American country

Friends, neighbours and teenage volunteers dig for survivors in the rubble