Rescue teams work around the clock to locate survivors in Venezuela

Rescue teams from around the world are working around the clock to locate

survivors in Venezuela, more than a week

after two powerful earthquakes struck the country.

This as residents in Caracas continue to grapple with the aftermath

of the earthquakes as daily life is still marked

by the aftershock of the tragedy.

People gathered outside a school in Caracas Friday

where the structure gave way several days after the devastating earthquakes.

Debris removal was about to begin.

Engineer Vladimir Torrealba took photos of the damage.

He says, "I thought things had settled already but today

there was another building collapse. We were inside,

support efforts were set to begin today, and then we heard the crash

as the back of the building was collapsing, one person was injured.

Elsewhere in the city, worshippers gathered for an outdoor mass

at the Basilica of Santa Teresa,

reflecting on the disaster and the sense of unity it has brought

amid the tragedy.

This worshipper says, the church is a place for coming together

especially at a time like this, when we as a country

didn't expect this natural phenomenon so strong and violent

and at this time words fail me.

Meanwhile a Mexican Red Cross search dog named Halley

has emerged as an atypical hero after locating a man who

miraculously survived eight days trapped beneath the

rubble of a collapsed building.

The survivor Hernan Gil Flores was pulled from the basement

of a shopping mall following a gruelling technical operation

sparked by the five-year-old canine's precise tracking.

Halley, an internationally certified canine handler team member

of the Mexican Red Cross, then signalled a positive live scent

deep within a pancaked concrete structure, alerting the search

and rescue crews.

This as response from outside groups has been crucial to help

the survivors of Venezuela earthquakes currently living in shelters.

One of the main organisations on the ground is World Central Kitchen

which mobilised local chefs and suppliers to distribute food

at more than 60 locations in Caracas.

And the Chinese government has decided to donate an additional

100 million yuan worth of emergency supplies for earthquake relief

and reconstruction.