By Sarah Kinosian, Vivian Sequera and Julia Symmes Cobb
CATIA LA MAR/BOGOTA, July 7 (Reuters) - At the La Esperanza cemetery in western Venezuela, local volunteers have been digging graves for victims of the country's devastating twin earthquakes last month, unloading coffins and helping families search for loved ones.
In the hills above the hard-hit town of Catia la Mar, local volunteers working alongside some cemetery workers have buried 314 people at La Esperanza cemetery, community council head Elis Zabala, 33, said on Tuesday.
About 100 of the people who were buried are identified only by a number linked to morgue records.
"We put our heart and soul into it, but I feel tired," said Zabala, adding that the volunteers are exhausted. Many in the community also need aid like fuel, medicine, water and food.
CATIA LA MAR/BOGOTA, July 7 (Reuters) - At the La Esperanza cemetery in western Venezuela, local volunteers have been digging graves for victims of the country's devastating twin earthquakes last month, unloading coffins and helping families search for loved ones.
In the hills above the hard-hit town of Catia la Mar, local volunteers working alongside some cemetery workers have buried 314 people at La Esperanza cemetery, community council head Elis Zabala, 33, said on Tuesday.
About 100 of the people who were buried are identified only by a number linked to morgue records.
"We put our heart and soul into it, but I feel tired," said Zabala, adding that the volunteers are exhausted. Many in the community also need aid like fuel, medicine, water and food.
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