Over 500 Dead In Venezuela As Rescuers Race To Find Quake Victims

Nicolás Maduro.

Maj. Gen. Kevin J. Jarrard is the senior Southern Command official on the ground.

The military said he is to “plan, coordinate, and direct the flow of rescue teams, equipment, and aid into the hardest-hit areas.”

US aircraft are flying search crews and supplies in, while State Department personnel are coordinating the broader response.continue reading …