A woman crawls out of the rubble alive after an earthquake in Venezuela.

Rescuers pull a woman alive from the rubble after a magnitude 7.2 and 7.5 earthquake hit Venezuela.

Officials say at least 235 people have been killed and 4,300 injured, with many still trapped and missing.

Graciela Mora, one of the worst-hit areas in La Guaira, was pulled under the rubble of a collapsed building.

She survived with injuries, including a broken finger, but her friend, who was with her at the time, died.

She told The Associated Press that she held her friend’s hand, hoping to save her from dying alone.

The powerful earthquake, one of the most powerful in over a century, was felt in the region and caused widespread destruction.