A specialized team of Los Angeles County search and rescue personnel has been activated to respond to areas of Venezuela damaged by back-to-back powerful earthquakes.
The Los Angeles County Fire Department Urban Search and Rescue Team 2 was mobilizing to respond to the South American country after magnitude-7.2 and 7.5 earthquakes caused widespread damage. At least 164 people were killed and the search for survivors continued Thursday in the rubble of collapsed buildings.
The elite team of highly trained has been mobilized for several past natural disasters, including earthquakes and hurricanes…