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Six days after the earthquake struck Venezuela, the death toll has risen to at least 1,450. While there have been heartening reports of survivors being pulled from the rubble, the despair and anger among the public are growing.

Reporter Kwak Sang-eun has the story.

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An 18-day-old infant and her mother are dramatically rescued from the debris of a collapsed apartment building.

The mother finally breathes a sigh of relief, and neighbors change the baby's diaper before she is taken to the hospital.

The mother and child, who were rescued after 32 hours, are currently recovering in stable condition at a hospital.

Another survivor, who appears to have suffered a leg injury, clings to a rescue worker's arm as he emerges from a narrow gap. In another scene, a man and his teenage son miraculously survived, emerging covered in dust from a thick pile of concrete.

Although the Venezuelan government announced that 33 survivors were rescued on June 27 alone, the human toll is rising rapidly as the earthquake enters its sixth day.

The government has confirmed 1,450 deaths and 3,150 injuries.

Morgues in areas including the capital, Caracas, are paralyzed by the influx of bodies.

Rescue operations remain slow as more than 430 aftershocks continue and infrastructure has collapsed.

[Affected Resident: They are not providing any equipment. My family is still under that rubble.]

Public resentment is growing as the government has restricted access to various roads, claiming it is to reduce congestion.

[Affected Resident: They are not helping with the search for the missing, and they are not even allowing us to enter the site.]

The number of missing persons on a private reporting website, which once exceeded 70,000, has decreased as duplicate reports were removed and some individuals were confirmed safe, but it still stands at approximately 46,000.

As frustration with the interim government led by Rodriguez grows, there are concerns that political conflict will escalate, with opposition leader and last year's Nobel Peace Prize laureate Machado announcing plans to return to the country.

(Video Editing: Jo Mu-hwan)