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Nora Raum· Host0:13

Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Nora Raum. The search continues in Venezuela for tens of thousands of people still believed to be missing after twin earthquakes last week. More than fourteen hundred people died. NPR's Fernando Narrow reports.

Fernando Narro0:31

Across the street from the coastline, search and rescue teams worked on city block after city block of collapsed or heavily damaged buildings. Junior Laya and Jesus Gallardo sit on the shade across the street from a shattered building. They're covered in dust and are eating arepas and rice.

Jesus Gallardo· Soundbite0:48

"Tengo primos perdidos, familia, hermano."

Fernando Narro0:50

"I have family members missing, my brother and some cousins," Gallardo says.

Jesus Gallardo· Soundbite0:55

"No sabemos nada. Tenemos más de cuatro días buscándolos ya."

Fernando Narro0:59

"We don't know anything about them. We've been looking for them for four days." It's a hot and humid day. Helicopters buzz in the sky. [helicopter buzzing] People wait next to damaged structures, hoping to hear news of anyone who might get pulled from the rubble.

Nora Raum· Host1:15

NPR's Fernando Narrow. Congress passed a bipartisan bill last week designed to make housing more affordable. But President Trump refused to sign it into law until Congress approves the Save America Act, legislation