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Death toll and number of missing people climb after Venezuela earthquakes

Venezuela says more than 1,700 people have died in last week’s earthquakes, with thousands injured and tens of thousands missing.

NPR’s Eyder Peralta reports.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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