They arrived with rescue dogs, sophisticated listening devices and cutting tools that can rip through concrete.
On Sunday, the Los Angeles County Fire Department’s international urban search and rescue team descended on a collapsed 10-story high-rise in Caraballeda, a coastal town devastated by Venezuela’s back-to-back earthquakes, as part of the scramble to find survivors.
Residents told authorities they believed eight people were trapped in the enormous pile of debris, said Assistant Fire Chief Trey Espy, who was on the scene. Rescue workers heard noises that raised the possibility that someone underneath was still alive, Espy told The Times…