Venezuela's 'moles' search through rubble for earthquake survivors – video

Amateur Venezuelan rescue workers, known as topos (moles) have spent recent days burrowing deep into crevices and crannies to locate thousands of people feared trapped after their homes collapsed during https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jun/29/strong-aftershock-terrifies-venezuelans-days-after-devastating-twin-quakes">powerful earthquakes on 24 June.

Tom Phillips, the Guardian’s Latin America correspondent, visited Residencia Costa Brava and OPPE 26 in La Guaira, a region devastated by the quakes

• https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jul/06/venezuela-search-rescue-effort-volunteers-earthquake-victims-la-guaira">‘You need to be brave’: Venezuela’s ‘moles’ search for earthquake victims