Venezuela in ‘critical hours’ to find earthquake survivors as more search and rescue teams arrive – latest updates

At least 1,450 are known to have died but the number is expected to rise

Venezuela’s coastal state of La Guaira was hardest hit by the twin earthquakes on Wednesday. Here are some of the latest images sent to us over the newswires as recovery efforts there continue:

All schools in Venezuela will remain closed until at least 6 June due to the extensive damage caused by the earthquakes that struck last week, the country’s education ministry has said.