Venezuela earthquakes: Search for survivors continues

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  From BBC Learning English.

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  This is Learning English from the News, our podcast about the news headlines.

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  In this programme, the double earthquakes in Venezuela.

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  Hello, I'm Becca.

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  And I'm Georgie.

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  In this programme, we look at one big news story and the vocabulary in the headlines that will help you understand it.

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  You can find all the vocabulary and headlines from this episode

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  as well as a worksheet on our website, bbclearningenglish.com.

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  So, let's hear more about this story.

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  The search for survivors goes on after two earthquakes shook the ground of Venezuela

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  on June 24. The first earthquake had a magnitude of 7.2 and the other 7.5.

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  Yes, the earthquakes were felt within seconds of each other and caused devastation to the South American country.

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  1,700 people have died and the number of dead is rising.

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  The earthquakes caused the collapse of over 1,400 buildings.

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  Rescue teams and volunteers from around the world flew to the worst-hit areas to offer help.

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  They are working alongside firefighters to pull survivors out of the rubble, which is bits of broken building.

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  There have been some incredible stories of survival.

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  For example, a mother and her baby were saved with minor injuries,

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  and an 11-year-old boy was also pulled from three metres of rubble with only a broken arm.

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  Let's have our first headline.

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