Venezuela’s acting President Delcy Rodríguez has little room to turn away any government willing to lend a hand in the aftermath of devastating earthquakes.

An Argentine soccer player for a Venezuelan team lost his wife and two young children in the powerful twin earthquakes that struck the country last week.

Experts pointed to several indications that the twin earthquakes were particularly lethal, including the number of people reported missing and the extent of building damage.

Hundreds of U.S. search and rescue workers are on the ground in Venezuela after deadly quakes struck the South American nation.

AP’s Juan Arraez was in Venezuela when a devastating double earthquake ravaged the country on Wednesday. Today, he captured footage of citizens digging through the rubble of their homes, saying they have seen few state rescue teams in the areas hit hardest by the devastating 7.

Drone footage shows the scale of destruction in La Guaira, Venezuela, days after two 7.2- and 7.5 magnitude earthquakes struck less than a minute apart. Officials said at least 1,400 people were killed as local and international rescue teams race against the clock to find survivors among the rubble.

Large cracks were seen along the shore on Sunday as residents said that parts of the shoreline, which were previously flat, have since been elevated as high as nearly 20 feet above water.

The two magnitude 7.2 and 7.5 earthquakes struck northern Venezuela within a minute of one another late on Wednesday.