Resilience amid the ruins

Devastated neighbourhoods and unified relief efforts mark a nation pulling together after a series of catastrophic earthquakes in Venezuela.

1. A relative breaks down after being told no signs of life were found beneath the rubble of a collapsed building. — Reuters

2. People gather with candles during a vigil in Maiquetia, La Guaira state, to honour victims of the twin earthquakes that struck on June 24. — AFP

3. Residents cutting through twisted rebar as recovery efforts continue at the site of a collapsed building. — Reuters

4. A worker painting graves for unidentified earthquake victims at La Esperanza Cemetery in Catia la Mar. The death toll from the twin earthquakes has climbed past 4,000. — AFP

5. Volunteers bring moments of joy to displaced children after the earthquakes left their housing complex unsafe to return to in Caracas. — Reuters

6. Rescuers watch as an excavator clears mountains of rubble from a destroyed building in the search for victims. — Reuters

7. Workers ride atop a lorry through La Guaira as recovery efforts press on across the quake-hit region. — Reuters

8. Cats rest quietly amid the devastation left behind by the earthquakes. — Reuters

9. A woman and child hold candles during a vigil for earthquake victims in Valencia. — Reuters

10. An Argentine military search-and-rescue member takes a brief rest alongside rescue dogs after hours of recovery operations. — Reuters

11. A veterinarian treats a rescue dog at a temporary shelter set up at Cesar Nieves baseball stadium in Catia La Mar’s La Angustia neighbourhood. — AFP