International search efforts continue following Venezuela quake

Death toll mounts to 1,450 following rescue efforts that see international aid workers flocking to Venezuela after two deadly earthquakes left much of La Guaira and Caracas in shambles.

As residents continue to search for survivors and loved ones four days after the initial shock, signs of life are coming through the cracks of rubble.

Meanwhile in Trinidad and Tobago, traces of the earthquakes are found along the coastline where the earth has cracked open.

Local and international rescue teams race against the clock to pull survivors from the rubble in Venezuela, four days after two powerful 7.2 and 7.5-magnitude earthquakes shook the northern state of La Guaira and the capital Caracas.

The government is facing growing criticism about its inadequate rescue efforts that are being overshadowed by civilian-led searches.

More than 2,600 rescue workers from around the world had arrived by Sunday, the government said, noting crews were being supported by nearly 140 specially trained dogs to search rubble.

Thousands are still reported missing, according to multiple databases used by families searching for loved ones.

In La Guaira, a mix of rescue teams and civilians continue to work relentlessly to find survivors.

Even as the likelihood of finding survivors diminishes with each passing hour, rescuers continue to free some people from mountains of debris, offering anguished families a sliver of hope.

One resident looking for his relative says despite government thermal cameras indicating there are no signs of life, the community never lost hope and eventually located three trapped survivors.

Their relentless search is fuelled by good news from a nearby site.

There, 32 hours after they had been trapped, an 18-month-old baby and his mother were pulled from what remained of their apartment building.

Both are in stable condition when rescued and are recovering in a hospital in Caracas.

Meanwhile, the impact of the two quakes was also felt in neighbouring Trinidad and Tobago.

In the southwestern village of Cedros, the coastline shifted upwards, pushing the sea further away from land, revealing cracks along the shores.

The coastline have since been elevated as high as 20 feet above water, with sea creatures found dead on the beach.