Venezuela expands search for the missing after deadly slide

By JORGE RUEDA and JUAN ARRAEZ
Associated Press

CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Rescue workers in Venezuela are clearing rocks and mud from the streets of a north-central city that was hit by a massive landslide three days earlier. They are also expanding their search for any bodies buried under the sludge. Officials say the slide in Las Tejerias has killed at least 36 people. They warn that the death toll could increase as bodies are found farther downstream from the hardest-hit neighborhoods. At least 60 people are said to be missing, and some local residents have joined search crews to look for them.