Heroic Lancs firefighters and sniffer dogs help rescue people trapped from twin earthquakes in Venezuela
Lancs firefighters and sniffer dogs have travelled to Venezuela to help with the search operation.
Heroic firefighters and sniffer dogs from Lancashire have travelled to Venezuela to help with a search and rescue operation following two earthquakes.
They have been deployed to Venezuela as part of the UK's International Search and Rescue Team (UK ISAR) following two devastating earthquakes.
Operations Commander Wayne Ward, Firefighters Sue Tattersall, Stuart Higson, Jon Hardman and Lindsay Sielski are supporting the response effort, alongside rescue dogs Fozzy and Davey.
Group Manager Mark Warwick said: “We are extremely proud of the Lancashire firefighters who have deployed to Venezuela as part of the UK International Search and Rescue Team to support the rescue effort. Our thoughts are with everyone impacted by the earthquakes in Venezuela.”
The death toll from last week's quakes - with magnitudes of 7.2 and 7.5 - has risen to 1,943 with more than 10,000 people injured and many are still believed to be trapped.
The massive tremors probably damaged or destroyed 58,870 buildings, according to an initial assessment of satellite data from Nasa.